Former National Security Council chief of staff Fred Fleitz and former Ukraine armed-forces adviser Dan Rice said Saturday on Newsmax’s “The Count” that the United States is entering a decisive phase in its confrontation with Venezuela, with President Donald Trump signaling unprecedented steps to crack down on the Maduro regime and its ties to drug cartels.
Fleitz said Trump’s declaration that he may shut down Venezuelan airspace marks a dramatic escalation aimed at targeting narcotics trafficking networks that move drugs into the United States.
He said the administration’s pressure campaign is so severe that it could ultimately push Nicolás Maduro from power, calling that a “great outcome,” even if not the stated objective, while airstrikes on drug labs, distribution hubs, and select military facilities are under consideration.
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