2Former President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, declaring that the socialist leader “doesn’t want to f*ck around with the United States.” According to Trump, Maduro had offered the U.S. major stakes in Venezuela’s oil and natural resources in a bid to ease tensions after the U.S. military carried out missile strikes on drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean. Trump claimed he rejected the offer, saying it was made out of fear and intimidation rather than genuine diplomacy.

Reports also indicate that the Trump administration authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations targeting Maduro’s regime and associated narcoterrorist networks. U.S. military operations in the region have resulted in the deaths of 27 individuals linked to drug cartels, a

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