Maduro Slams ‘colonial threat’ as Trump says Venezuelan AirSpace should be closed
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US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that AirSpace “above and Venezuela should be considered as” closed, pointing to many questions about the pressure on Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro. His government accuses Trump of making a “colonial threat” and seeking to undermine the sovereignty of the South American country.
The White House did not respond to questions about what Trump has sent to the truth of the social trend, and it is not clear whether he has announced the messages surrounding his campaign against his drugs suspected of driving marine drugs and naval structures in the region. More than 80 people have been killed in such strikes since the beginning of September.
The Republican President discussed his call for a car blockade of “planes, pilots, drug dealers, and human traffickers,” rather than with Maduro.
Venezuela’s government said it “strongly rejects” Trump’s claim about closing the airspace and that it was a “colonial threat” aimed at reversing “the country’s integrity, absolute sovereignty.”
The country’s State Department said “such declarations constitute hostile, inhumane and counterproductive legislation.”
Deportation flights have been suspended
The statement also said that US immigration officials had suspended flights for the deportation of Venezuelan migrants. Following the talks between the two governments, more than 13,000 Venezuelans were deported from Venezuela this year on multiple flights, the latest arriving near Caracas, the capital, according to flight tracking data.
International airlines last week began canceling flights in Venezuela after the Federal Aviation Administration told pilots to behave well across the country due to the growing military.
The FAA’s Jurisdiction is generally limited to the United States and its territories. The agency regularly warns pilots about the dangers of flying in areas of ongoing conflict or war around the world, as happened earlier this month with Venezuela. The FAA works with other countries and the International Civil Aviation Organization on global issues. The FAA and ICAO did not immediately respond to requests for comment Saturday.
US pressure, bombing campaign
The Trump administration has sought to increase pressure on Maduro. The US government does not consider Maduro the legitimate leader of the wealthy but growing South African nation and he faces charges of narcoterrorism in the US
US forces conducted bomber flights near Venezuela and the USS Gerald R. Ford, which carries America’s most advanced aircraft carrier, was sent to the area. Ford is circling the largest pre-firehouse building in the region in generations. By its arrival, the “WEASTE Southern Spear” includes about a dozen naval ships and about 12,000 sailors.
There are bipartisan calls for greater U.S. military oversight against ships in the region after the Washington Post reported that security personnel were killed as part of the Sept. 2 Attacks on drug suspects.
What is President Donald Trump repeatedly attacking boats near Venezuela? Andrew Chang breaks threats The Trump Administration says it is responding to why Venezuela’s relationship with China could be one. Images provided by Getty Images, The Canadian Press and Reuters.
Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, Chairman of the Senate Labor Committee, Rhode Island Sen. Jack the reed of Jack the reed, said the joint statement in advance that the facts are related to the facts related to these circumstances. “
Trump’s team is weighing both military and non-military options with Venezuela, including CIA action.
Trump openly bought the idea of talking to Maduro. The New York Times reported on Friday that Trump and Maduro had spoken. The White House declined to answer questions about the interview.
