Economics
Venezuela Slams ‘Madness’ as Trump Suggests Military Action
- President raises possibility of intervention as crisis grows
- Colombia reject Trump’s idea on eve of VP Pence’s arrival
Trump Says He's Considering Military Option in Venezuela
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Venezuela will defend itself from the “madness” of Donald Trump, its defense minister said, a day after the U.S. president said he’s considering a military option in response to the escalating political and economic crisis in the oil-producing nation.
“It is an act of madness, it is a supreme act of extremism,” Vladimir Padrino said Saturday in statements to Venezuela’s state broadcaster VTV.