Trump said he had just learned of the detention of the pair, accused by Venezuela of being mercenaries. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said they were part of an operation to kill him that was backed by neighboring Colombia and the United States. ADVERTISEMENT“Whatever it is, we’ll let you know,” Trump told reporters in Washington before departing from the White House to Arizona. Venezuela and the U.S. broke diplomatic ties last year, so there is no U.S. Embassy operating in Venezuela’s capital of Caracas that can offer the two detained men assistance. “They walked right into a coiled rattlesnake without even having minimally studied the capacity of the Venezuelan armed forces.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 06, 2020 00:45 UTC