President Donald Trump said Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s “days are numbered,” but expressed doubt that the United States would go to war with Venezuela.
CBS: "Are we going to war against Venezuela?"@POTUS: "I doubt it. I don't think so, but they've been treating us very badly — not only on drugs, they've dumped hundreds of thousands of people into our country that we didn't want." pic.twitter.com/AaVTu2RIxv
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) November 3, 2025
His comments, aired on CBS’s 60 Minutes on Sunday, came as Washington deployed military units across the Caribbean and carried out over 15 strikes on alleged drug-trafficking vessels, killing at least 65 people.
Maduro, who faces U.S. drug trafficking indictments, accused Washington of using the operations as a pretext for “regime change” and control over Venezuelan oil. The U.S. has not presented evidence that the targeted boats were smuggling narcotics.
Exclusive: Documents show Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro drafted a letter asking Russia for missiles, radars and upgraded aircrafts as U.S. forces amass in the Caribbean. https://t.co/M8hyL7BIV6
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 31, 2025
In the same interview, Trump also claimed that Russia, China, North Korea, and Pakistan were conducting underground nuclear tests and said the U.S. would resume its own testing “like other countries do.”
Energy Secretary Chris Wright later clarified that Washington was only conducting “system tests,” not nuclear explosions.
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