US EditionReport: Trump to Meet With Cabinet Members Monday to Talk 'Next Steps' on Venezuela
Trump convenes top security officials to plan next moves amid military buildup and designations targeting Maduro-linked drug cartel, with about 80 drug smugglers killed recently, officials said.
- President Donald Trump will host a White House meeting Monday at 5 p.m. with his national security team, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed.
- Since September, Operation Southern Spear has deployed 15,000 troops and the world's largest aircraft carrier as the United States moves major naval assets near Caracas amid rising tensions.
- Controversial follow-up strikes, including a reported double-tap, have prompted White House defenses after air strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats killed at least 83 people.
- President Donald Trump confirmed a recent call with Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro, saying `I wouldn't say it went well or badly. It was a phone call`, while media reports said the call included amnesty talks and offers of safe passage.
- On Saturday, Trump said Venezuela airspace is 'closed in its entirety,' amid U.S. accusations that Maduro leads the 'Cartel of the Suns,' and Venezuela's 303 billion barrels of reserves and $4.05 billion in 2023 exports.
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A Venezuela War: The ‘Pandora’s Box’ Donald Trump Must Never Open
Key Points and Summary on a Possible Venezuela War – Calls for Trump to remove Nicolás Maduro by force ignore the hard lessons of past regime-change wars. This piece argues that toppling Caracas would almost certainly unleash state collapse, criminal violence, and a huge new migration wave across Latin America and toward the U.S. border. The 354th Fighter Wing conducts a 75-fighter jet formation at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 12, 2022, …
Delegation for 12.2.25: Pondering war — safe truckers — bad drugs — antisemitism — disaster cleanup
Latin America front As President Donald Trump’s administration openly ponders a war in Venezuela, the politics of South Florida are taking center stage. Rep. María Elvira Salazar, a Coral Gables Republican, appeared on every cable network calling for military action to depose Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. “The Venezuelans are waiting for the Americans to come and help them be free again,” she declared on “Fox & Friends.” Donald Trump and …
Is a confrontation between the US and Venezuela looming? It's starting to look that way. US President Trump is seeing a surge in drugs entering the US from Venezuela. The US previously bombed boats in the region that were suspected of transporting drugs, killing dozens. Trump has now closed Venezuela's airspace, to which the South American country itself reacted sharply. According to US expert Raymond Mens, President Trump is ramping up the pres…
President Donald Trump’s adventure to change the regime in Venezuela runs the risk of degenerating into a strategic, political and legal swamp. Trump cited top national security officials and advisers at a meeting at the Oval Office on Monday night seeking to define the next steps in a confrontation [...]
Former White House National Security Adviser Says Situation in Venezuela Is 'Ripe for Bombardment' After Failed Maduro-Trump Dialog
A former White House national security adviser on Venezuela said the current military posture around the country makes the situation "ripe for bombardment"
Why Trump Won’t Establish Democracy in Venezuela
When thinking about the future of Venezuela, parts of the Trump Administration seem to be embracing the theory that democratization is mostly a staffing problem. Replace the “bad team”—President Nicolás Maduro and his inner circle—with a new team committed to democratic norms, and democracy will follow. Since his first term in office, President Donald Trump has considered Maduro an illegitimate leader and has since designated him as a member of …
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