US President Donald Trump has issued a stern warning to other countries after raiding Venezuela.
According to Al Jazeera, in a new series of warnings to the nation, the US president on Sunday, January 4, targeted Colombia, Mexico, and Cuba after arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro along with his wife after “large-scale” strikes and military operations.
Despite widespread criticism of the abduction of Maduro, the Republican president accused Colombia's President Gustavo Petro of tolerating cocaine production and threatened military action.
Trump, on board Air Force One, called both Colombia and Venezuela “very sick”, adding that the Bogota government was run by “a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States. And he’s not going to be doing it very long. Let me tell you.”
When asked if he is hinting at a US operation against Colombia, the 79-year-old told reporters, “Sounds good to me.”
He also warned, “Cuba is ready to fall. Cuba looks like it’s ready to fall. Cuba now has no income. They got all of their income from Venezuela, from the Venezuelan oil. They’re not getting any of it. Cuba literally is ready to fall.”
Trump did not stop there and warned neighbouring Mexico to “get their act together” or the US would “have to do something.”
The American president described Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum as a “terrific person,” noting that the cartels are very strong in the country.
These comments came a day after US forces “captured” Maduro in Caracas to face “narco-terrorism” charges in New York.
