Live updates: Trump warns Venezuela to cooperate or risk new U.S. military attack
What to Know
- President Donald Trump told NBC News he could launch a second military operation into Venezuela if its acting president stops cooperating. He also said the U.S. may subsidize an effort by oil firms to rebuild the country’s energy infrastructure.
- A U.S. official told NBC News that a recent classified intelligence assessment determined that top members of the regime — including new acting leader Delcy Rodríguez — were best positioned to lead a stable government if Nicolás Maduro lost power.
- The deposed Venezuelan leader and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty in New York court after the U.S. captured them in a surprise attack. “I am a prisoner of war,” Maduro said.
- NATO allies warned they “will not stop defending” the values of sovereignty and territorial integrity after Trump said he was “very serious” about his desire to seize the semi-autonomous Danish territory of Greenland.
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