Venezuela's Maduro says the U.S. is 'fabricating' a war as aircraft carrier approaches

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Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro accuses the Trump administration of fabricating war as the U.S. aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford approaches his country.

U.S. aircraft have destroyed Venezuelan boats in alleged drug trafficking operations, killing 43 people, which some denounce as extrajudicial killings.

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said the United States government is forging a war against his country as the world’s biggest warship approaches the South American nation.

In a national broadcast Friday night, Maduro accused the administration of President Trump of “fabricating a new eternal war.”

The U.S. government has increased the pressure on Mad