Thursday, 5 July 2018

Trump repeatedly suggested invading Venezuela, stunning top aides – report | US news | The Guardian

Trump repeatedly suggested invading Venezuela, stunning top aides – report | US news | The Guardian

Donald Trump speaking to the press with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and National Security Advisor HR McMaster on 11 August 2017, at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
 Donald Trump speaking to the press with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and National Security Advisor HR McMaster on 11 August 2017, at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images
Donald Trump repeatedly raised the possibility of invading Venezuela in talks with his top aides at the White House, according to a new report.
Trump brought up the subject of an invasion in public in August last year, saying: “We have many options for Venezuela, including a possible military option, if necessary.” But the president’s musings about the possibility of a US invasion were more extensive and persistent than that public declaration, according to the Associated Press.

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