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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday accused the United States of seeking a regime change in his country amid a naval buildup in the Caribbean.

The military deployment was authorized by President Donald Trump in an effort to disrupt drug cartel activity, as part of his broader border policy. However, Maduro said the buildup is an intervention in his country's affairs.

"They are seeking a regime change through military threat," Maduro told journalists, officials, and uniformed military brass in Caracas, echoing comments last week by his government's representative at the United Nations.

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