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The US says it is fighting drugs smuggling, but Venezuela says Donald Trump's aim is to topple President Nicolás Maduro.
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;Resize=(620)) U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said that the airspace "above and surrounding" Venezuela should be considered as "closed in its entirety," an assertion that raised more questions about the U.S. pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. His government accused Trump of making a "colonial threat" and seeking to undermine the South American country's sovereignty.
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President Trump's statements on social media less than 24 hours apart showed the dissonance in his campaign against drug trafficking.
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President Donald Trump's announcement follows growing U.S. threats to attack Venezuela.
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