Trump reveals Maduro 'would like to talk' as military options remain on the table for Venezuela

President Donald Trump stated Sunday that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro desires talks with the U.S. as stress install in between the countries, however worried that he has actually not prepared or licensed any land-based military strikes versus the South American country.

Talking with press reporters before boarding Flying force One in West Palm Beach, Trump stated a current U.S. classification of a Venezuelan-linked cartel offers the federal government the authority to target Maduro’s properties or facilities. He included that while such actions are possible, no choice has actually been made.

” It permits us to do that,” Trump stated. “However we have not stated we’re going to do that … we might be having some conversations with Maduro, and we’ll see how that ends up. They want to talk.”

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The president stated his administration is keeping Congress notified about continuous efforts to interrupt drug trafficking through Venezuela and Mexico however stressed that he does not require legislators’ approval to act. He stated interaction with Congress is indicated to keep them conscious, not to look for permission.

Trump included that he informed Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other authorities to consult with legislators and communicate that the U.S. will not enable narcotics to stream through either nation.

” We like to keep Congress included,” he stated. “I imply, we’re stopping drug dealerships and drugs from entering into our nation.”

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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and First Girl Cilia Flores parade in a military car throughout events for the Self-reliance Day, in Caracas on July 5, 2025. ( Juan Barreto/AFP by means of Getty Images)

Trump cautioned members of Congress not to leakage delicate information about U.S. operations that might threaten military or intelligence workers. Trump stated he supports openness however acknowledged that sharing categorized info might put American lives at threat.

” The only thing I do not desire them to do is leakage info that’s extremely crucial and private,” he stated. “And they put our military at threat or whoever is doing, you understand, CIA, military, and so on”

Trump stated numerous nations are backing U.S. efforts to press Venezuela, explaining the project as part of a more comprehensive battle versus narcotics and unlawful migration. He implicated the Maduro program of launching violent detainees into the United States and stated his administration is eliminating them.

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U.S. Southern Command launched video footage revealing an accuracy strike by U.S. forces on a narcotics vessel run by a designated terrorist company in the Eastern Pacific on Nov. 15. ( United States Southern Command)

” Yeah, we have excellent assistance due to the fact that it’s everything about drugs,” he stated. “Well, in Venezuela’s case, it has to do with drugs, and it’s likewise about thousands, numerous thousands, of individuals that they have actually launched into our nation.”

He stated the Biden administration bears duty for what he called a historical border crisis, indicating the increase of migrants and crooks who went into under the previous administration.

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” Our nation is doing so well,” Trump stated. “However what the Biden administration did to our nation ought to never ever be forgotten.”

” The single worst thing they did is enable 20 or 25 million individuals to put into our nation,” he continued. “Individuals from jails, drug dealerships, psychological organizations, bad individuals, gang members– to enable that to take place to the United States, completely unattended and unvetted, ought to never ever be forgotten.”