Trump weighs Venezuela drug strikes amid buildup | JQJO

President Donald Trump is weighing plans to hit cocaine facilities and trafficking routes inside Venezuela, while not ruling out diplomacy after ending talks with Nicolás Maduro, officials told CNN. He has authorized CIA covert operations as the Pentagon shifts major assets toward the Caribbean, ordering the Gerald R. Ford carrier group from Europe and deploying Marines, F-35s and drones to the region. The U.S. says it has struck 10 alleged drug boats since last month, killing 43. The UN says Venezuela isn’t a cocaine producer; a DEA report didn’t cite it. Some officials see pressure leading to Maduro’s ouster.