"The threat of war against Venezuela and the surrounding region is growing as the Pentagon deploys the world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, to the Caribbean. Alejandro Velasco, associate professor at New York University, says the Latin American policy is "primarily Marco Rubio's ideological project," motivated by a desire to oust the government of Venezuela and weaken the allied government of Cuba."
"We begin today's show looking at the Trump administration's escalating threats of war against Venezuela and the region. On Sunday, the U.S. docked a warship in Trinidad and Tobago. The Pentagon has also deployed the world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, which can hold at least 90 airplanes and attack helicopters, with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro accusing the Trump administration of fabricating a new eternal war."
The Trump administration has killed at least 43 people in 10 strikes against so-called drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean. The Pentagon has deployed the world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, to the Caribbean, and a U.S. warship docked in Trinidad and Tobago. Approximately 10,000 U.S. troops are positioned at sea and onshore in the Caribbean, many stationed in Puerto Rico. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro accused the United States of fabricating a new eternal war. Alejandro Velasco characterized Latin American policy as primarily Marco Rubio's ideological project aimed at ousting Venezuela and weakening Cuba. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth confirmed another strike on a vessel.
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