Overview
- President Trump said U.S. forces struck a dock facility tied to drug trafficking in Venezuela, framing the action as part of counter-narcotics efforts.
- Asked on state TV to confirm the reported strike, Nicolás Maduro declined to do so, saying it was a topic to discuss in a few days.
- Maduro used the interview to propose negotiations with the United States on combating narcotrafficking as well as on oil investment, including potential Chevron involvement, and migration matters.
- He asserted Venezuela’s defenses guarantee territorial integrity and cited domestic anti-drug operations, claiming hundreds of aircraft linked to trafficking have been neutralized.
- Maduro denied having a second phone call with Trump, saying they spoke only once on November 21, as tensions persist with ongoing U.S. sanctions and a Caribbean military deployment that Caracas labels destabilizing.