Marco Rubio: President Has Options for Venezuela Intervention

Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that President Trump has various options regarding Venezuela after the U.S. captured President Nicolás Maduro, who faces federal drug trafficking charges. Rubio emphasized that while there is no plan for U.S. occupation, the administration retains the right to act against imminent threats. He highlighted the U.S. naval operations and an oil quarantine aimed at disrupting Maduro’s regime and its ties to drug trafficking and terrorism. Rubio asserted that U.S. objectives remain focused on ensuring the Venezuelan oil industry benefits its people rather than adversaries.

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