U.S. President Donald Trump said that sending the military to Venezuela was “an option” and that he had turned down President Nicolás Maduro’s request for a meeting. “Certainly, it’s something that’s on the… it’s an option,” Mr Trump said in an interview.
Mr Trump said Mr Maduro requested a meeting months ago and he turned down the Venezuela leader. “I’ve turned it down because we’re very far along in the process,” he said in excerpts from a CBS “Face the Nation” interview.
“So, I think the process is playing out — very, very big tremendous protests.”