US EditionTrump says he is not ruling out war with Venezuela, NBC News reports
- 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 Tells NBC News He's Not Ruling Out War With Venezuela
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is leaving the possibility of war with Venezuela on the table. "I don't rule it out, no," he told NBC News' Kristen Welker in a phone interview. It comes after the president ordered a "blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers coming and going from Venezuela.
"He knows exactly what I want." After less than a year in the White House, the peace president has already bombed a long list of different countries.
Trump has increased the pressure on President Nicolas Maduro, and in recent days the US has also seized an oil tanker near Venezuela in addition to ordering a blockage of those subject to sanctions coming in and departing from the South American country. The Trump administration campaign has also led to 28 attacks against boats that the US claims are used to transport drugs, raids in which over 100 people were killed. And now the US president ha…
The President of the United States has not ruled out a possible war with Venezuela.
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