After the events of Saturday, when the attack on Venezuela took place, Donald Trump did not rule out further military interventions in other Latin American countries.
During the flight back to Washington from Florida, where he spent Christmas and New Year's at the Mar-a-Lago residence, he spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One.
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Donald Trump warns Colombia and Mexico
— Venezuela is very sick. Colombia is also very sick and is run by a man who likes to produce cocaine and sell it to the United States. But let me tell you, he won't be doing this for very long,” Trump said. Asked if he was considering a military operation against Colombia, he replied that “that sounds good.”
Commenting on Mexico, Donald Trump stated that he believed the country was controlled by drug cartels and that he intended to take appropriate measures.
— Mexico has to get a grip of itself because they (drugs – ed.) are flowing through Mexico and we will have to do something. We would like Mexico to do this. They are capable of it. But unfortunately, the cartels are very strong in Mexico, Trump said. He added that during each conversation with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, he offered to send US troops to fight the cartels, but she was not willing to do so.
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Cuba also has a problem
Regarding the situation in Venezuela, Donald Trump he assessed that after Nicolas Maduro was removed from power, the regime in Cuba may not survive without support from Caracas. — I don't know if they can bear it, but Kuba has no income now. They make all their profits from Venezuela, from Venezuelan oil. They receive nothing. Cuba is literally ready to collapse, the American leader said, arguing that American intervention would not be needed to bring down the regime in Havana.
In a conversation about Venezuela, Donald Trump repeated that the United States currently exercises actual control over this country, and Delcy Rodriguez, who replaced Maduro, is “cooperating” with the US. He also warned that if the situation changes, it will suffer a fate worse than its predecessor. When asked about the elections and the democratization process in Venezuela, he emphasized that it was necessary to rebuild the state first.
— (…) The country is in ruins. It was poorly managed. Oil is just flowing at a very low level (…) They should have more income, more oil, Trump said. When asked what he expects from the new authorities in Caracas, he replied that “total” access to oil and other resources, which will allow the US to rebuild the country.
The USA is talking about Greenland again
Regarding Greenland, Donald Trump was asked about his earlier declaration of intention to annex this island to the United States. He replied that he did not want to elaborate on this topic, but emphasized that America “really needs” Greenland due to national security and strategic interests. He drew attention to the presence of Russian and Chinese units near the island and Denmark's inability to ensure its security.
– I can tell you that in order to increase security in Greenland (the Danes – ed.) they imported another dog sled – mocked the US president. He added that the European Union actually needs the US to take control of the island and that the EU knows about it.
