"U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, saying in an interview on Tuesday that Maduro's "days are numbered" and refusing to rule out a ground invasion of the country. Speaking to Politico, Trump said "I don't comment on that" when asked if the U.S. would soon strike Venezuela, or if the U.S. would send troops on the ground."
""I don't want to rule in or out. I don't talk about it. Why would I talk to you, an extremely unfriendly publication, if you want to call it, Politico, that got $8 million from [Barack] Obama to keep it afloat?," he went on, seemingly referring to subscriptions to Politico 's subscription news service that the government cancelled earlier this year under Elon Musk's "Department of Government Efficiency" cuts."
Administration officials are reportedly preparing plans for various scenarios after Nicolás Maduro is ousted from office. U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Maduro, declaring that Maduro's days are numbered and refusing to rule out a U.S. ground invasion. Trump repeated unverified claims linking Maduro to Tren de Aragua and criticized President Joe Biden's intelligence and immigration policy. Trump criticized Politico as an "extremely unfriendly publication," questioned its funding, and declined to discuss military strategy, calling himself "the most transparent politician, maybe in the world." Rhetoric toward Venezuela has escalated over several weeks with hints of imminent action.
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