{"id":2505860,"date":"2025-11-02T22:46:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T03:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maduros-days-are-numbered-trump-says-as-he-dodges-on-land-strikes\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T22:48:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T03:48:04","slug":"maduros-days-are-numbered-trump-says-as-he-dodges-on-land-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maduros-days-are-numbered-trump-says-as-he-dodges-on-land-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Maduro&#8217;s &#8216;days are numbered,&#8217; Trump says as he dodges on land strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaduros-days-are-numbered-trump-says-as-he-dodges-on-land-strikes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2505860&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump stated that Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro&#8217;s time in power is likely coming to an end. In a recent interview on *60 Minutes*, trump was asked whether Maduro&#8217;s &#8220;days as president are numbered,&#8221; to which he responded affirmatively. When questioned about the possibility of U.S. military strikes on Venezuelan soil-reports of which had recently emerged-Trump declined to confirm or deny any plans, saying he would not disclose future actions. The U.S. has increased its military presence in the region, deploying the USS *R. Gerald Ford*, thousands of troops, fighter jets, Navy ships, and drones, signaling potential for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >larger-scale operations<\/a> beyond previous strikes against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-looks-to-pivot-to-land-drug-trafficking-after-deadly-boat-strikes\/\" title=\"... looks to pivot to land drug trafficking after deadly boat ...\">drug trafficking boats<\/a>. Nevertheless, Trump downplayed the likelihood of outright war with Venezuela, criticizing Maduro&#8217;s government for its poor treatment of the U.S., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/el-chapos-wife-sentenced-to-prison\/\" title=\"El Chapo\u2019s Wife Sentenced To Prison\">including drug trafficking<\/a> and allowing large numbers of migrants into the country.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Maduro&rsquo;s &lsquo;days are numbered,&rsquo; Trump says as he dodges on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-military-launches-large-scale-drills-around-taiwan\/\" title=\"Chinese military launches large-scale drills around Taiwan\">land strikes<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2389584\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> suggested on Sunday night that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a>&lsquo;s time as president of Venezuela is coming to a close, while also declining to discuss possible land strikes in the South American country.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/read-full-transcript-norah-odonnell-60-minutes-interview-with-president-trump\/\">appeared<\/a> on <em>60 Minutes<\/em> for a wide-ranging interview, some of which touched on the developments in Venezuela, which have included a surging of U.S. military assets and troops to the surrounding region as his administration cracks down on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drug-cartels\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-the-situation-is-completely-unstable-crenshaw-tours-the-southern-border\/\" title=\"WATCH: \u2018The Situation Is Completely Unstable\u2019: Crenshaw Tours The Southern Border\">drug cartels<\/a><\/a> and trafficking. At one point, Trump was asked by host Norah O&rsquo;Donnell if Maduro&rsquo;s &ldquo;days as president [are] numbered.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3872294\/trump-will-not-visit-supreme-court-tariffs-case\/\">Trump will not visit Supreme Court during tariffs case<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3872083\/bessent-canada-reagan-ad-election-interference\/\">Bessent likens Canadian anti-tariff Reagan ad to &#8216;election interference&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3872052\/newsom-imitating-trump-online-mirror-madness\/\">&#8203;&#8203;Newsom says he imitates Trump online to hold &#8216;mirror up&#8217; to president&#8217;s &#8216;madness&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I would say yeah. I think so, yeah,&rdquo; Trump responded.<\/p>\n<p>O&rsquo;Donnell then asked the president about the possibility of U.S. strikes on Venezuelan soil, as reporting emerged ahead of the weekend that Trump approved them.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t tell you that. I mean &mdash; I&rsquo;m not saying it&rsquo;s true or untrue,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not gonna tell you what I&rsquo;m gonna do with Venezuela, if I was gonna do it or if I wasn&rsquo;t going to do it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Land strikes would be a significant escalation in the U.S. military&rsquo;s tactics for combating drug traffickers on their way to the United States. Thus far, strikes have been isolated to small drug boats operating in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>But Trump has also sent the world&rsquo;s largest aircraft carrier to the area, the <em>USS R. Gerald Ford<\/em>, as well as some 10,000 troops, fighter jets, Navy ships, and Reaper drones &mdash; military force that suggests larger-scale operations are on the table.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2025-elections-live-updates-new-jersey-virginia-governor-new-york-mayor\/\">2025 ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST ON RACES IN VIRGINIA, NEW JERSEY, AND NEW YORK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When asked on Sunday if the U.S. was going to war against Venezuela, Trump dismissed the prospect.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I doubt it. I don&rsquo;t think so,&rdquo; the president said. &ldquo;But they&rsquo;ve been treating us very badly, not only on drugs &mdash; they&rsquo;ve dumped hundreds of thousands of people into our country that we didn&rsquo;t want.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump says Maduro&#8217;s time is ending, avoids land strike details<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2505861,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-collage-fd3yiier8-1762139879072.jpg?1762121981&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36612,3634,50813],"class_list":["post-2505860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-maduro","tag-trump","tag-venezuela-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-collage-fd3yiier8-1762139879072.jpg?1762121981&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2505860"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2505864,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505860\/revisions\/2505864"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2505861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2505860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2505860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2505860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}