US President Donald Trump has said operations “by land” to stop alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers would start “very soon” amid simmering tensions between Washington and Caracas.Live TV
Trump: US to ‘soon’ take action against Venezuela ‘by land’
US President Donald Trump has said operations “by land” to stop alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers would start “very soon” amid simmering tensions between Washington and Caracas.
US President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media following a call with military service members, on Thanksgiving, in Palm Beach, Florida
Donald Trump said the next move is to halt Venezuelan drug trafficking “by land”
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that operations to curb Venezuelan drug trafficking “by land” would begin “very soon.”
The warning comes amid escalating tensions with Caracas and with the military stepping up its activity in the Caribbean as part of what Washington says are efforts to stop transnational crime and drug smuggling.
Venezuela, however, says the military buildup and the US anti-narcotics campaign is really a covert effort to remove leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.
Washington views Maduro as an illegitimate ruler and accuses him of drug trafficking — allegations the Venezuelan president rejects
Trump: US to ‘soon’ take action against Venezuela ‘by land’
US President Donald Trump has said operations “by land” to stop alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers would start “very soon” amid simmering tensions between Washington and Caracas.
US President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media following a call with military service members, on Thanksgiving, in Palm Beach, Florida
Donald Trump said the next move is to halt Venezuelan drug trafficking “by land”
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that operations to curb Venezuelan drug trafficking “by land” would begin “very soon.”
The warning comes amid escalating tensions with Caracas and with the military stepping up its activity in the Caribbean as part of what Washington says are efforts to stop transnational crime and drug smuggling.
Venezuela, however, says the military buildup and the US anti-narcotics campaign is really a covert effort to remove leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.
Washington views Maduro as an illegitimate ruler and accuses him of drug trafficking — allegations the Venezuelan president rejects.Live TV
Trump: US to ‘soon’ take action against Venezuela ‘by land’
US President Donald Trump has said operations “by land” to stop alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers would start “very soon” amid simmering tensions between Washington and Caracas.
US President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media following a call with military service members, on Thanksgiving, in Palm Beach, Florida
Donald Trump said the next move is to halt Venezuelan drug trafficking “by land”
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that operations to curb Venezuelan drug trafficking “by land” would begin “very soon.”
The warning comes amid escalating tensions with Caracas and with the military stepping up its activity in the Caribbean as part of what Washington says are efforts to stop transnational crime and drug smuggling.
Venezuela, however, says the military buildup and the US anti-narcotics campaign is really a covert effort to remove leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.
Washington views Maduro as an illegitimate ruler and accuses him of drug trafficking — allegations the Venezuelan president rejects.
Venezuelan President Nicolas speaks during a Student Day event at the Miraflores presidential palace in CaracasVenezuelan President Nicolas speaks during a Student Day event at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas
Maduro’s re-election last year was rejected by the international community as fraudulent
What did Trump say about Venezuela?
In a video call to US service members from his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida to mark Thanksgiving, Trump said the military campaign had meant there “aren’t too many [Venezuelan drug traffickers] coming in by sea anymore.”
“We’ve almost stopped — it’s about 85% stopped by sea,” Trump said.
“And we’ll be starting to stop them by land also. The land is easier, but that’s going to start very soon,” he added.
Several of the military units Trump spoke with are directly involved in the anti-drug initiative, known as “Southern Spear.”
