“On Venezuela in particular,” CBS News’s Norah O’Donnell asked President Trump on “60 Minutes” Sunday, “are Maduro’s days as president numbered?”
“I would say yeah. I think so, yeah,” he replied.
“And this issue of potential land strikes in Venezuela, is that true?”
“I don’t tell you that. . . . You know, you’re a wonderful reporter, you’re very talented, but I’m not gonna tell you what I’m gonna do with Venezuela, if I was gonna do it or if I wasn’t going to do it.”
And that’s where matters stand. With a carrier strike group joining eight warships already in the region, a squadron of F-35s in Puerto Rico, and assorted elite military units in the area, the Trump administration has ramped up its standoff with Venezuela. Regime change is clearly the goal; the timetable and means are unspecified.