Maduro, Trump and Venezuela
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Venezuela floated a plan for Maduro to slowly give up power, but was rejected by US, AP source says
Venezuelan government officials floated a plan in which President Nicolás Maduro would eventually leave office, a bid aimed at easing mounting U.S. pressure on the government in Caracas.
Trump administration escalates pressure on Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro through Caribbean naval deployment and cartel strikes in what analysts call modern gunboat diplomacy.
Even with U.S. warships offshore, the strongman has prevailed in efforts to unseat him—purging, spying and paying off officers so the armed forces remain loyal.
The USS Gerald R. Ford and its accompanying ships were previously off the coast of Israel in the eastern Mediterranean.