{"id":3209638,"date":"2025-11-28T15:24:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T16:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/?p=3209638"},"modified":"2025-11-28T17:24:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T17:24:00","slug":"maduro-brandishes-sword-at-rally-as-he-rails-against-imperialist-aggression-amid-rising-tensions-with-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/28\/maduro-brandishes-sword-at-rally-as-he-rails-against-imperialist-aggression-amid-rising-tensions-with-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Maduro brandishes sword at rally as he rails against &#039;imperialist aggression&#039; amid rising tensions with US"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/topic\/venezuelan-political-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/a> delivered a defiant address in Caracas earlier this week, brandishing a sword and warning supporters to prepare for confrontation with what he called &#8220;imperialist aggression&#8221; as President Donald Trump said the United States will &#8220;very soon&#8221; begin stopping suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers on land.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Maduro appeared at a mass rally in the capital holding the sword of Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar, the 19th-century independence leader regarded as the liberator of much of South America. Maduro told supporters that the country was facing a decisive moment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press reported him saying that, &#8220;For anyone, whether civilian, politician, military, or police. Let no one make excuses. Failure is not an option. The homeland demands it! Our greatest effort and sacrifice. And with (Simon) Bol\u00edvar, I come to say that if the homeland demands it, the homeland will have our lives, if necessary,&#8221; he declared while raising Bol\u00edvar\u2019s sword.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-says-us-begin-stopping-venezuelan-drug-traffickers-land-going-start-very-soon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TRUMP SAYS US WILL BEGIN STOPPING VENEZUELAN DRUG TRAFFICKERS BY LAND: &#8216;GOING TO START VERY SOON&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/343\/192\/nicolas-maduro-sword-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/686\/384\/nicolas-maduro-sword-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" 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https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1440\/810\/nicolas-maduro-sword-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20343%20192'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nicolas-maduro-sword-1.jpg\" alt=\"Nicol\u00e1s Maduro waves a sword during speech\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/picture><noscript><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/343\/192\/nicolas-maduro-sword-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/686\/384\/nicolas-maduro-sword-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/672\/378\/nicolas-maduro-sword-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1344\/756\/nicolas-maduro-sword-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/931\/523\/nicolas-maduro-sword-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1862\/1046\/nicolas-maduro-sword-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/720\/405\/nicolas-maduro-sword-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1440\/810\/nicolas-maduro-sword-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20675'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nicolas-maduro-sword-1.jpg\" alt=\"Nicol\u00e1s Maduro waves a sword during speech\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/nicolas-maduro-sword-1.jpg\" alt=\"Nicol\u00e1s Maduro waves a sword during speech\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"9\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><span>Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro brandishes a sword said to have belonged to independence hero Simon Bolivar during a civic-military event at the military academy in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025.&nbsp;<\/span> <span>(Ariana Cubillos\/AP Photo)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Maduro framed the situation as a struggle against what he described as external threats, urging Venezuelans to mobilize against any foreign aggression.<\/p>\n<p>The address came as tensions have risen following months of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/drugs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. maritime strikes<\/a> that Washington says targeted vessels used by drug traffickers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reuters has reported that more than 80 people have been killed since September, and a separate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/remote-venezuelan-state-more-surveillance-follows-us-boat-strikes-2025-11-28\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Reuters report <\/a>on Friday detailed heightened surveillance and security crackdowns in coastal communities where the strikes occurred.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/maduro-claims-us-seeks-regime-change-military-threat-caribbean-buildup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MADURO CLAIMS US SEEKS &#8216;REGIME CHANGE THROUGH MILITARY THREAT&#8217; AMID CARIBBEAN BUILDUP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/343\/192\/maduro-sword-venezuela.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/686\/384\/maduro-sword-venezuela.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" 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https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1440\/810\/maduro-sword-venezuela.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20343%20192'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/maduro-sword-venezuela.jpg\" alt=\"Nicolas Maduro raises sword.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/picture><noscript><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/343\/192\/maduro-sword-venezuela.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/686\/384\/maduro-sword-venezuela.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/672\/378\/maduro-sword-venezuela.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1344\/756\/maduro-sword-venezuela.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/931\/523\/maduro-sword-venezuela.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1862\/1046\/maduro-sword-venezuela.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/720\/405\/maduro-sword-venezuela.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1440\/810\/maduro-sword-venezuela.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20675'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/maduro-sword-venezuela.jpg\" alt=\"Nicolas Maduro raises sword.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/maduro-sword-venezuela.jpg\" alt=\"Nicolas Maduro raises sword.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"12\">\n<p><span>Venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro brandishes a sword during an event at the military academy in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025.<\/span> <span>(Ariana Cubillos\/AP Photo)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Speaking on Thanksgiving to U.S. service members, Trump said the United States will expand its efforts from sea interdiction to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-says-us-begin-stopping-venezuelan-drug-traffickers-land-going-start-very-soon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">land operations<\/a>. &#8220;In recent weeks, you\u2019ve been working to deter Venezuelan drug traffickers, of which there are many. Of course, there aren\u2019t too many coming in by sea anymore. Have you probably noticed that?&#8221; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that maritime operations have already stopped an estimated 85% of drugs arriving by sea. &#8220;You probably noticed that now people aren\u2019t wanting to be delivering by sea, and we\u2019ll be starting to stop them by land also. The land is easier, but that\u2019s going to start very soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump said traffickers are responsible for &#8220;hundreds of thousands of people a year&#8221; dying from the &#8220;poisons&#8221; brought into the United States. &#8220;We warn them, stop sending poison to our country,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/343\/192\/trump-reporters-mar-a-lago.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/686\/384\/trump-reporters-mar-a-lago.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" 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https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/686\/384\/trump-reporters-mar-a-lago.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/672\/378\/trump-reporters-mar-a-lago.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1344\/756\/trump-reporters-mar-a-lago.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/931\/523\/trump-reporters-mar-a-lago.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1862\/1046\/trump-reporters-mar-a-lago.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/720\/405\/trump-reporters-mar-a-lago.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1440\/810\/trump-reporters-mar-a-lago.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20675'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/trump-reporters-mar-a-lago.jpg\" alt=\"President Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ur1stop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/trump-reporters-mar-a-lago.jpg\" alt=\"President Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" readability=\"9\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><span>President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after speaking to troops via video from his Mar-a-Lago estate on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla.&nbsp;<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier this month, Trump said he had not ruled out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/hegseth-declines-discuss-possible-us-strikes-venezuela-blames-dems-troop-pay-amid-shutdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sending U.S. troops to Venezuela<\/a> as part of the administration\u2019s crackdown on criminal networks tied to senior figures in Caracas. &#8220;No, I don\u2019t rule out that, I don\u2019t rule out anything,&#8221; he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-leaves-world-guessing-after-labeling-maduro-terrorist-hinting-talks-venezuela\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">He also left room for talks<\/a>. &#8220;We may be having some conversations with Maduro, and we\u2019ll see how that turns out. They would like to talk,&#8221; Trump told reporters over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Since early September, U.S. strikes across the Caribbean and eastern Pacific have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/us-forces-kill-3-narco-terrorists-eastern-pacific-lethal-strike-operation-targeting-drug-networks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">destroyed dozens of vessels. <\/a>U.S. officials say many were linked to Venezuelan and Colombian criminal groups.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\" readability=\"9.5\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\" readability=\"14\">\n<p>Efrat Lachter is an investigative reporter and war correspondent. Her work has taken her to 40 countries, including Ukraine, Russia, Iraq, Syria, Sudan and Afghanistan. She is a recipient of the 2024 Knight-Wallace Fellowship for Journalism. Lachter can be followed on X @efratlachter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!<br \/>\n Venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro delivered a defiant address in Caracas earlier this week, brandishing a sword and warning supporters to prepare for confrontation with what he called &#8220;imperialist aggression&#8221; as President Donald Trump said the United States will &#8220;very soon&#8221; begin stopping suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers on land.Maduro appeared at a mass rally in the capital holding the sword of Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar, the 19th-century independence leader regarded as the liberator of much of South America. Maduro told supporters that the country was facing a decisive moment.\u00a0The Associated Press reported him saying that, &#8220;For anyone, whether civilian, politician, military, or police. Let no one make excuses. Failure is not an option. The homeland demands it! Our greatest effort and sacrifice. And with (Simon) Bol\u00edvar, I come to say that if the homeland demands it, the homeland will have our lives, if necessary,&#8221; he declared while raising Bol\u00edvar\u2019s sword.TRUMP SAYS US WILL BEGIN STOPPING VENEZUELAN DRUG TRAFFICKERS BY LAND: &#8216;GOING TO START VERY SOON&#8217; Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro brandishes a sword said to have belonged to independence hero Simon Bolivar during a civic-military event at the military academy in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025.\u00a0 (Ariana Cubillos\/AP Photo)Maduro framed the situation as a struggle against what he described as external threats, urging Venezuelans to mobilize against any foreign aggression.The address came as tensions have risen following months of U.S. maritime strikes that Washington says targeted vessels used by drug traffickers.\u00a0Reuters has reported that more than 80 people have been killed since September, and a separate Reuters report on Friday detailed heightened surveillance and security crackdowns in coastal communities where the strikes occurred.MADURO CLAIMS US SEEKS &#8216;REGIME CHANGE THROUGH MILITARY THREAT&#8217; AMID CARIBBEAN BUILDUP Venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro brandishes a sword during an event at the military academy in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Ariana Cubillos\/AP Photo)Speaking on Thanksgiving to U.S. service members, Trump said the United States will expand its efforts from sea interdiction to land operations. &#8220;In recent weeks, you\u2019ve been working to deter Venezuelan drug traffickers, of which there are many. Of course, there aren\u2019t too many coming in by sea anymore. Have you probably noticed that?&#8221; Trump said.He added that maritime operations have already stopped an estimated 85% of drugs arriving by sea. &#8220;You probably noticed that now people aren\u2019t wanting to be delivering by sea, and we\u2019ll be starting to stop them by land also. The land is easier, but that\u2019s going to start very soon.&#8221;Trump said traffickers are responsible for &#8220;hundreds of thousands of people a year&#8221; dying from the &#8220;poisons&#8221; brought into the United States. &#8220;We warn them, stop sending poison to our country,&#8221; he said.CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after speaking to troops via video from his Mar-a-Lago estate on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla.\u00a0 (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)Earlier this month, Trump said he had not ruled out sending U.S. troops to Venezuela as part of the administration\u2019s crackdown on criminal networks tied to senior figures in Caracas. &#8220;No, I don\u2019t rule out that, I don\u2019t rule out anything,&#8221; he said.\u00a0He also left room for talks. &#8220;We may be having some conversations with Maduro, and we\u2019ll see how that turns out. 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