He responded to questions about a potential military intervention as tensions rise over drug trafficking
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Maybe. Maybe not.
President Donald Trump answered unclearly on Sunday to queries about the likelihood of the U.S. attacking mainland Venezuela, as well as additional drug-smuggling boats in the midst of increasing hostilities between the two countries.
According to Fox News, Trump replied to various questions about Venezuela while talking to reporters in Morristown, New Jersey, on Sunday — including the possibility of striking the country. The reporters also asked him if he is wary of an escalation from President Nicolás Maduro.
“We’ll see what happens,” Trump said on Sunday. “Look, Venezuela is sending us their gang members, their drug dealers and drugs. It’s not acceptable.”
The quantity of boats spotted off the coast of Venezuela has decreased, said the President. The Trump administration increased the U.S. Navy’s presence there.
“We’ll see what happens,” Trump told reporters again, when questioned if he is meaning to launch additional strikes on Venezuelan drug-smuggling boats. “There’s certainly not a lot of boats out there. …. There’s been very little boat traffic.”
‘We’ll see what happens’:
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President Trump on whether the US will strike Venezuela
“Venezuela is sending us their gang members, drug dealers, and drugs.” pic.twitter.com/DRHIgqkYnn
The reporters asked Trump if he was worried that hostilities could intensify with Maduro. The Venezuelan president has said Trump’s actions are illegal; Trump pointed to the millions of drug deaths that happened in the U.S. last year.
“What’s illegal are the drugs on the boat, and the drugs that are being sent into the country and the fact that 300 million people died last year from drugs, that’s what’s illegal,” Trump said.
Fox News reported that Trump’s comments come in the midst of rising tensions after a U.S. military strike earlier this month destroyed a Venezuelan drug boat in the southern Caribbean, leaving nearly a dozen suspected Tren de Aragua (TDA) narco terrorists dead. On Saturday, Venezuela’s foreign minister accused U.S. Navy personnel of boarding a tuna boat with nine fishermen in Venezuelan waters, according to The Associated Press.
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