US EditionTrump says he won’t rule out sending troops into Venezuela
- On Monday, President Donald J. Trump refused to rule out deploying U.S. ground troops to Venezuela in the Oval Office amid a military buildup in the southern Caribbean.
- Senior officials briefed the president last week on options including two troop plans: special-operations to capture Maduro or larger forces to seize airfields and oil infrastructure.
- U.S. troops have been conducting drills, including jungle-warfare training at Base Aeronaval Cristóbal Colón, Panama, with photos showing U.S. Marines clearing buildings last month.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the so-called Cartel de los Soles was designated a foreign terrorist organization on Monday, with some officials claiming Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan president, leads it.
- The administration cites Maduro's alleged ties to cartels, noting President Trump said he probably would talk to Nicolás Maduro directly before ordering strikes, and CNN reported no final decision Monday.
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By CNN en Español - Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Monday that a U.S. military intervention in his country would be the “political end” of Donald Trump’s leadership. In his weekly program on VTV, Maduro asserted that sectors within and outside the U.S. president’s inner circle are “provoking” an armed action that, he said, would lead Trump “into a precipice.” “They want President Trump to commit the most serious mistake of his entire l…
By CNN en Español - Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Monday that a U.S. military intervention in his country would be the “political end” of Donald Trump’s leadership. In his weekly program on VTV, Maduro asserted that sectors within and outside the U.S. president’s inner circle are “provoking” an armed action that, he said, would lead Trump “into a precipice.” “They want President Trump to commit the most serious mistake of his entire l…
The Straits Times
Times LiveTrump, floating talks with Maduro, declines to rule out troops in Venezuela
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Monday he has not ruled out putting American forces on the ground in Venezuela, while expressing a willingness to hear directly from Nicolas Maduro regarding the Venezuelan leader's proposals to avert further U.S. military escalation. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Trump says he will not rule out U.S. troops in Venezuela; open to speaking with Maduro
President Trump said he is not ruling out sending U.S. troops to Venezuela but added that he may be willing to speak with Nicolás Maduro. Speaking during a brief exchange with reporters at the Oval Office on Monday, Trump was asked if he would rule out putting U.S. forces on the ground in Venezuela. “No I don’t rule out that. I don’t rule out on anything,” he said. Trump claimed Venezuela “dumped hundreds of thousands of people into our country …
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