"U.S. President Donald Trump met with his national security team on Monday to discuss the next steps regarding Venezuela, according to the White House, which did not provide details on what was discussed. Tensions have been running high for days over the possibility that the president may order attacks on land targets in the South American country. The White House has also confirmed that on September 2, when U.S. forces sank the first alleged drug-running boat in Caribbean waters as part of their anti-drug campaign,"
"The meeting took place 24 hours after Trump confirmed that he had spoken to Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro by phone. According to an exclusive story by Reuters, during that call on November 21, the U.S. president gave the Chavista leader a deadline to step down by Friday, November 28, in exchange for guaranteeing his safe passage to a third country."
President Donald Trump convened his national security team to consider options on Venezuela amid heightened tensions over potential U.S. attacks on land targets. The White House confirmed that on September 2 U.S. forces sank an alleged drug-running boat in Caribbean waters and then carried out a follow-up attack that killed two survivors; spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said Admiral Frank Bradley ordered the follow-up. The meeting occurred a day after Trump said he had spoken by phone with Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. A November 21 call included a deadline for Maduro to step down by November 28 in exchange for safe passage; that offer is reported to be off the table. The lapsed deadline preceded Trump's declaration that Venezuelan airspace should be considered closed. Maduro demanded full legal amnesty, an end to international sanctions, withdrawal of ICC charges, and an interim government led by Vice President Delcy Rodriguez until elections.
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