Economics
Trump Tries to Keep Up Pressure on Venezuela as Maduro Holds On
- Russia warns any intervention would violate international law
- Cubans deny U.S. claims that their military is backing Maduro
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President Donald Trump sought to keep up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a day after an opposition effort to oust him appeared to fall short despite a years-long economic and humanitarian crisis that has seen millions of people flee the oil-rich country.
“We’re doing everything we can do, short of, you know, the ultimate,” Trump said in a telephone interview Wednesday night on the Fox Business Network. “There are people that would like to do -- have us do the ultimate. But we are, we have a lot of options open.”