Boat Strikes, Warships And...Trump Ramps Up Pressure On Venezuela's Maduro, What's The Endgame? | 4K

The Trump administration is rapidly escalating its pressure campaign against Venezuela, with America’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford, about to take up a position within striking distance of the country, even as President Trump’s aides provide conflicting accounts of what, exactly, they are seeking to achieve. In private, Trump has reportedly talked to aides about Venezuela’s huge oil reserves, estimated at 300 billion barrels, the largest in the world. He had an offer from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro that would have essentially given the US rights to much of it, without resorting to military action. But Trump called off those talks. n18oc_crux | n18oc_world