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WASHINGTON. – US President Donald Trump hinted Wednesday at a military response to Venezuela, vowing to take action against the leftist-ruled country whose economy has gone into a tailspin.
Trump’s threat — immediately denounced by Venezuela as an incitement to a “military uprising” — comes as the United States already piles pressure on President Nicolas Maduro’s inner circle amid an economic crisis that has led two million Venezuelans to emigrate.
“What’s happening in Venezuela is a disgrace,” Trump told reporters in New York where he is attending the annual high-level session of the UN General Assembly.
“I just want to see Venezuela straightened out. I want the people to be safe. We’re going to take care of Venezuela.
“All options are on the table, every one — strong ones and the less than strong ones — and you know what I mean by strong,” he added.
In his address to the General Assembly, Maduro once again accused the United States of having a hand in the August 4 attack using exploding drones during a military parade in Caracas.
The Venezuelan leader declared that “despite the differences,” he “would be willing to reach out my hand” to Trump and meet with him – stressing that he was “a worker, a driver, a man of the people” and “not a magnate.”
Trump earlier said he also was willing to meet Maduro. – AFP
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