U.S. President, Donald Trump, on Friday, said he would send
an army to topple his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro if he wanted to.
Trump said this while speaking on Fox and Friends, a live
talk show on Fox Television as he denied the U.S. involvement in an alleged
recent coup attempt on Maduro.
“We have nothing to do with it. If I wanted to go into
Venezuela, I would not make a secret about it.
“I would go in, I would go in and they would do nothing
about it, they would roll over.
“I would not send a small little group, it would be called
an army,” he said.
Trump stressed that he would find out the true events but
insisted the U.S. would not handle it that way if it was involved in the
mission.
Meanwhile, Venezuela President in a live broadcast on
Monday, alleged that a group of “mercenaries” invaded Venezuela by sea on
Sunday in an attempt to overthrow him.
Maduro, who has often accused the U.S. of trying to topple
him, said the aim of the invaders was to smuggle him to the U.S.
He said two American citizens alleged to be part of the
mercenaries had been arrested.
The socialist strongman displayed what he alleged to be the
passports of the two Americans identified as Airan Berry and Luke Denman.
He said the duo, who work for a Florida-based security
company, “were playing Rambo, they were playing hero.”
On Wednesday, Venezuela’s state TV aired a video of Denman
apparently confessing to plotting to overthrow Maduro and bring him to the US.
The 34-year-old former U.S. Special Forces member said he
was helping Venezuelans to reclaim their country, NAN reports.
Trump, reacting to allegations described the invaders as a
“rogue group, adding that the mercenaries launched a shambolic attack.
“I don’t know too much about it. This was a rogue group that
went in there, a lot of Venezuelans, I think people from other countries also.
“I saw their pictures on a beach. It was not led by General
George Washington, obviously, this was not a good attack.
“I think they were caught before they ever hit land, but I
know nothing about it, I say that the government has nothing to do with it at
all,” he added.
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