US EditionTrump Has Suggested He’s Made a Decision on Venezuela Military Operations. Here’s What We Know
Trump reviews military options including air strikes and targeting drug routes as U.S. deploys 15,000 troops and 75 aircraft to Caribbean, aiming to disrupt cocaine flow.
- President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Nov. 14 he `sort of made up my mind` on military action in Venezuela after two months of strikes.
- Following two months of strikes, Washington increased its regional forces by deploying F-35 aircraft, warships, a nuclear submarine, and the Gerald Ford aircraft carrier strike group with more than 75 military aircraft and over 5,000 troops.
- His comments tied possible action to stopping drugs, with President Donald Trump saying on Nov. 14, `Drugs coming into our country are greatly slowed` and adding the problem `isn't limited to Venezuela` but also involves Mexico.
- Venezuelan officials warn of guerrilla-style resistance if attacked, while the State Department offers $50 million for information leading to President Nicolás Maduro's arrest; Maduro says Trump seeks to oust him, Trump denies it.
- With the United States refusing to recognize President Nicolás Maduro's legitimacy, combined legal pressure and the Gerald Ford aircraft carrier strike group’s move into the Latin America region earlier this week have heightened U.S.-Venezuela tensions.
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WASHINGTON.- U.S. President Donald Trump said that he has already decided the following movements of his government in relation to Venezuela and drug trafficking in the Caribbean, and said that “progresses” were carried out that he cannot reveal any more details about at the moment. “I can’t tell you what this is about, but we made a lot of progress with Venezuela in terms of stopping the entry of drugs,” said the president on Friday night, and …
Trump has suggested he’s made a decision on Venezuela military operations. Here’s what we know
President Donald Trump suggested he has made up his mind on a course of action in Venezuela following multiple high-level briefings this week and a mounting US show of force in the region.
Trump signals decision on Venezuela as US military buildup intensifies in Caribbean
President Donald Trump said Friday night he has already decided on his next steps toward Venezuela, offering his clearest indication yet that Washington is preparing new military actions against Nicolás Maduro’s government as the United States dramatically expands its presence…
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