US EditionTrump says he is not ruling out war with Venezuela, NBC News reports
Trump ordered a blockade on sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers and confirmed more seizures amid ongoing military strikes that have killed at least 90 people, increasing pressure on Maduro.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump said he is leaving the possibility of a war with Venezuela on the table and confirmed additional seizures of sanctioned oil tankers after ordering a blockade on Tuesday.
- To increase pressure on Maduro, the U.S. administration enforced sanctions with a blockade, backed by a ramped-up military presence and more than two dozen strikes on vessels.
- Speaking directly about Maduro, Trump warned tankers sailing near Venezuela could be forced back into U.S. harbors if they acted 'foolishly' and said, `He knows better than anybody`.
- Concrete enforcement has already occurred with the U.S. seizing a sanctioned oil tanker last week, while Trump’s remarks on land strikes mark a shift from his 2024 campaign promise.
- The confrontation comes as Nicolás Maduro alleges U.S. action aims to overthrow him and seize Venezuela's oil resources amid the politically charged November's midterm elections next year.
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Trump has repeatedly accused Maduro of leading a narco-terrorist cartel.
Donald Trump did not rule out the possibility of a war against Venezuela, during an interview broadcast on Friday, at a time when the United States is stepping up its pressure on Caracas with an oil blockade, its chief of diplomacy telling him that the status quo is "unbearable".
Trump Says He Isn’t Ruling Out War With Venezuela
President Donald Trump said on Dec. 18 that he isn’t ruling out the possibility of war with Venezuela amid U.S. economic and military pressure on the country. “I don’t rule it out, no,” Trump told NBC News when asked about the prospect of a war with the South American nation. When pressed on whether his government’s campaign targeting Venezuela will lead to war, he responded, “I don’t discuss it.” Earlier this week, Trump said he ordered the U.S…
U.S. President Donald Trump said he does not rule out the possibility of a war with Venezuela, after months destroying boats supposedly loaded with drugs near the South American country. "I do not rule it out, no," the president said in a telephone interview with the NBC News network held on Thursday and broadcast this Friday. Trump ordered Tuesday to block the entry and exit of Venezuela of all oil tankers sanctioned by the United States, a wee…
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