Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that he has spoken to Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. But by Sunday, after six airlines suspended flights to the country, he was playing down the significance of his comments. Recent weeks have seen a massive build-up of US military power in the Caribbean, with the USS Gerald R Ford, the world’s biggest aircraft carrier, arriving two weeks ago. But the Miami Herald reported that Trump demanded that Maduro should resign immediately and that the Venezuelan leader refused. But the military build-up is creating a momentum that Trump may find hard to resist.

Source: The Irish Times December 01, 2025 18:38 UTC