He’s offered everything,” Mr. Trump said.
Because he doesn’t want to f*** around with the United States.”
Mr. Trump made the comments during a meeting with his Cabinet at the White House and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“I authorized for two reasons, really,” Mr. Trump responded, accusing Venezuelans of having “emptied their prisons into the United States of America.”
Mr. Trump has also deployed eight warships, a nuclear-powered submarine and fighter jets to the region as part of what he has said is an operation to combat drug smuggling into the United States.
Washington — A recent report in the New York Times claimed that Venezuelan officials had made the U.S. A. an enormous stake in the nation’s gold, oil, and other natural resources in an attempt to stop U. A. acts committed against the nation.
“He has offered everything,” he said on Friday about Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. “He has given everything,” Mr. Trump stated. You’re correct. He doesn’t want to mess around with the United States, and you know why. “..”.
Dear Mr. During a White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his Cabinet, Trump made the remarks. The president only confirmed two days ago that he has given the CIA permission to enter Venezuela and carry out secret operations there.
In the last few weeks, the U. S. . has carried out lethal attacks on ships suspected of engaging in drug trafficking off the coast of Venezuela, killing over two dozen people, according to data made public by the Trump administration. A vessel the U. S. survivors who were hit on Thursday in the Caribbean are currently on a U.S. A. A U.S. Navy ship. S. An official told CBS News.
Trump’s confirmation on Wednesday that there is an active CIA operation is extremely unusual for an American president. Ed O’Keefe, a senior White House correspondent for CBS News, questioned him, “Why did you authorize the CIA to go into Venezuela?”.
Mr. Trump retorted, “I authorized for two reasons, really,” and charged that Venezuelans had “emptied their prisons into the United States of America.”. “..”.
He continued, “And the other thing are drugs.”. “A lot of drugs are entering our country from Venezuela. “.
The U. S. . has increased the amount of pressure exerted on Venezuela in recent months. According to the Justice Department, Maduro is in charge of a drug cartel that smuggles drugs into the United States. S. . The department raised its reward to $50 million in August for information that led to his capture.
Dear Mr. In what he claims is an effort to stop drug smuggling into the US, Trump has also sent eight warships, a nuclear-powered submarine, and fighter jets to the area. Additionally, CBS News has discovered that there are roughly 10,000 U.S. S. . Forces gathered in Puerto Rico or aboard ships in the Caribbean.
