new video loaded: Behind Trump’s Reversal On Regime Change
As a candidate, Donald J. Trump criticized regime change as “a proven, absolute failure.” Now he finds himself pursuing the exact kind of regime change he once criticized. Our chief White House correspondent, Peter Baker, tracks the president’s evolution on this issue.
By Peter Baker, Coleman Lowndes, Leila Medina, James Surdam and Alexandra Ostasiewicz
March 2, 2026
