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Trump said he's already decided what steps he's going to take in Venezuela, but he hasn't revealed what they're going to take

The President of the United States has stressed that "much progress has been made to stop the entry of drugs" and has replied that his country "will not be the Gaza of South America".

WASHINGTON (United States of America), 07/11/2025.- United States President Donald J Trump speaks during a bilateral lunch with Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 07 November 2025. (Hungría, Estados Unidos) EFE/EPA/AARON SCHWARTZ / POOL
Trump, in a stock image. Photo: EFE

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he has already specified what his government's next moves on drug trafficking in Venezuela and the Caribbean will be, but has not clarified what they will be.

"I can't tell you what it is, but we've made a lot ofprogress with Venezuela regarding stopping the entry of drugs , "the president said before reiterating that he" has made a decision "on the future of actions related to Venezuela, according to Bloomberg on the Air Force One plane.



These statements come after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro earlier this Friday urged the US people to "stop the crazy hand of whoever orders a war tothe Caribbean , "as part of Washington's military operation in the region on the pretext of fighting drug trafficking.

In this context, the White House president has repeatedly described Maduro as an "illegitimate" president and "leader of a drug trafficking network," and authorized him this Thursday.\u00Trump has launched an operation against the "drug terrorists" of Latin America, which has led one more aircraft carrier to the area as part of an offensive that has left more than 70 people dead.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has replied that his country will not become "Gaza of South America. "" Do we now want another Gaza in South America? What does the people of the United States say? (...) Let me say no.

The UN has described Washington's attacks on Caribbean and Pacific vessels as a violation of international law.

The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) also spoke, warning that there would be "unprecedented instability" in the region if the US made the "leap" into a "military attack."

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