Report: U.S. Deploys Warships Near Venezuela – KXL

Washington, DC – The Pentagon is reportedly sending three warships near Venezuela as President Trump looks to ramp up the pressure on Latin American drug cartels. Reuters cites two sources briefed on the matter.

The Trump administration has designated Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua, Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel and other drug gangs as global terrorist organizations. In an address on Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said his country “will defend our seas, our skies and our lands” while also mentioning “the outlandish, bizarre threat of a declining empire.”