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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Trump Warns Venezuelan Jets Could Be Shot Down Over US Ships

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Trump Warns Venezuelan Jets Could Be Shot Down Over US Ships. President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Venezuela, saying that if its jets fly over US naval ships and "put us in a dangerous position, they'll be shot down.” The warning follows reports that Venezuelan aircraft approached a US vessel off South America for the second time in two days. This comes after a US strike sank what officials called a Venezuelan drug-carrying boat, killing 11 people. President Nicolás Maduro has rejected the allegations, insisting Venezuela seeks dialogue, not war, and accusing Washington of pushing regime change. Trump, however, told reporters in the Oval Office that Venezuela would be in "trouble" if its military escalates, adding that "drugs are pouring" into the US from the country. The US has reinforced its presence in the Caribbean, deploying extra naval forces, thousands of marines, and ten F-35 jets to Puerto Rico. Trump has long branded Maduro a narco-trafficker, even offering a $50 million reward for his arrest.
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Keywords: Current affairs & Politics,Donald Trump,Venezuela,Jets warning,US naval ships,South America,Drug boat strike,Nicolás Maduro,Regime change,Caribbean deployment,Marines,F-35 jets,Narco-trafficker,\$50 million reward,Military escalation

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