Trump Says He Isn’t Ruling Out War With Venezuela

President Donald Trump said on Dec. 18 that he isn’t ruling out the possibility of war with Venezuela amid U.S. economic and military pressure on the country. “I don’t rule it out, no,” Trump told NBC News when asked about the prospect of a war with the South American nation. When pressed on whether his government’s campaign targeting Venezuela will lead to war, he responded, “I don’t discuss it.” Earlier this week, Trump said he ordered the U.S. military to initiate a blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers, coming about a week after the administration seized a tanker near the country. Officials said that the tanker was engaging in business with foreign terrorist organizations linked to the Iranian regime....