Trump Hints at Escalation in Venezuela as Maduro Scrambles
Meanwhile, in Venezuela, Maduro is obviously panicking. He's made numerous erratic and contradictory statements in recent days—about Trump and the United States...
[PJMedia.com] President Donald Trump attended the US Open on Sunday, and as he was flying to the tennis match from the White House, a reporter asked a question that's been on many of our minds over the last few weeks: "Are you considering attacking the cartels inside of Venezuela?" (Screengrab image: via X-Department of Defense)
The president's short response was cryptic, but it suggested that something could be on the horizon: "Well, you're going to find out."
As I reported on Friday, Venezuela's illegitimate president, Nicolás Maduro, flew two of his regime's aircraft close to one of the United States Navy warships currently patrolling the southern Caribbean Sea near Venezuela's borders. The newly named Department of War responded with a verbal warning and by sending 10 F-35 fighter planes to Puerto Rico.
President Trump took that warning a step further on Friday when he spoke from the Oval Office. A reporter asked him, "What happens if Venezuela flies jets over US Naval vessels again?"
The president responded, "Well, I would say they're gonna be in trouble." He later added, "But if they do put us in a dangerous position, they'll be shot down."
Meanwhile, in Venezuela, Maduro is obviously panicking. He's made numerous erratic and contradictory statements in recent days—about Trump and the United States, the accusations against him, and Venezuelan opposition leader and US ally María Corina Machado. He veers from threatening war with the US one moment to begging for diplomatic meetings the next to sometimes dismissing Trump's threats completely, indicating that his narco-terrorist regime is clearly rattled. He threatens the United States in one breath and talks about how much he respects Trump and simply wants peace the next... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here
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