US EditionTrump, Maduro spoke last week and discussed potential meeting, New York Times reports
Trump discussed a potential first-ever U.S. meeting with Maduro amid increased military pressure and drug trafficking strikes, with over 20 vessels targeted since September.
- On Friday, the New York Times reported President Donald Trump spoke with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro last week and discussed a possible meeting in the United States, with no plans currently.
- The Trump administration portrays Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan President, as illegitimate and tied to Cartel de los Soles, an allegation Caracas denies while independent experts see little proof of a cartel.
- A months-long military buildup and authorized covert Central Intelligence Agency operations include bombing alleged drug boats since early September, Reuters reported, with two U.S. officials saying overthrowing Maduro is under consideration.
- Neither the White House nor the Venezuelan communications ministry responded as Trump reiterated threats to bomb land targets, saying 'The land is easier, but that’s going to start very soon.'
- On Sunday, Reuters reported the U.S. is entering a new phase of Venezuela-related operations with covert options, while White House officials said Trump supports both military and diplomatic tracks.
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Allegedly, the U.S. president phoned his archenemy and threatened to fall, but Maduro doesn't want to go voluntarily.
Donald Trump threatened Nicolás Maduro with the possibility of using force if he does not step down as president of Venezuela, reports the WSJ. During the phone call last week, Maduro reportedly offered to step down within two to three years – but was rebuffed by Trump, reports the NYT.
Trump and Maduro Spoke by Phone Last Week
President Donald Trump held a phone call late last week with Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in which the two discussed the possibility of an in-person meeting in the United States, the New York Times reported Friday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio participated in the call. The U.S. and the Maduro regime have been in closed-door discussions before, and the Venezuelan strongman even offered to give the U.S. companies major stakes in Venezuelan o…
The phone call between the Republican leader and the Venezuelan dictator happened last weekend, to which Secretary Rubio also participated. The White House assured Infobae that “it is an invention” a possible meeting between the two leaders
Trump spoke by phone last week with Maduro, Venezuela’s leader
President Donald Trump spoke by phone last week with Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader, and discussed a possible meeting between them, multiple people with knowledge of the matter said, even as the United States continues to threaten military action against Venezuela.
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