Trump accuses Venezuela of ‘sending us gangs, drugs and dealers’ - but dodges question on further US strikes
Trump won’t rule out strike on Venezuelan mainland
- Donald Trump has accused Venezuela of sending "gangs, drugs and dealers" to the United States.
- He declined to comment on potentially striking the Venezuelan mainland, saying, "We'll see what happens."
- The US has designated Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro a "narcoterrorist" and placed a $50m bounty on his arrest.
- Earlier in September, a US drone attack killed 11 people on board a Venezuelan boat; Trump alleged they were linked to the Tren de Aragua cartel, but Venezuelan authorities denied that.
- Tensions have escalated between the two countries, with the US deploying military assets to the region, and Venezuela responding by flying F-16 jets near a US Navy destroyer.