Trump indicates approval of CIA action against Venezuela

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : Trump has previously said that he is not looking at regime change in Venezuela, while at the same time accusing Maduro of stealing last year's presidential election and being "illegitimate.
58% : But the moves have been widely condemned in Latin America and fears are mounting in Caracas that Trump is seeking regime change.
50% : Asked if he had given the CIA authority to "take out" Maduro, Trump replied: "That's a ridiculous question for me to be given.
50% : " Trump added that he was weighing up whether to expand US military actions against alleged Venezuelan drug cartels to the land after a series of deadly naval strikes on boats.
50% : Trinidad and Tobago, which is located off the coast of Venezuela, is investigating whether two of those killed were its citizens, officials said Wednesday. Colombia's president Gustavo Petro recently called on the United Nations to open a "criminal process" against Trump for the strikes, which he believes have also killed Colombians.
50% : " Trump accuses Maduro of heading a drug cartel -- charges Maduro denies.
50% : Machado dedicated the award to Trump, who had campaigned for the award for himself.
46% : In a message on the social network Telegram, Maduro said he was mobilizing the military, police and a civilian militia to defend Venezuela's "mountains, coasts, schools, hospitals, factories and markets.
45% : "We are certainly looking at land now, because we've got the sea very well under control," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
25% : US President Donald Trump indicated Wednesday he had authorized covert CIA action against Venezuela and said he was considering strikes against alleged drug cartels on land in the South American country.

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