Trump Administration Officials Seek to Remove Venezuelan Leader

Members of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, are striving to remove Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from power. This information was reported by The New York Times, citing its sources.

“In recent days, the push among senior aides to President Trump to oust Nicolás Maduro from the presidency of Venezuela has intensified, and administration representatives are discussing a broad campaign that would increase military pressure to try to force him out,” the publication noted. It is highlighted that Rubio is leading the initiative. The Secretary of State contends that Maduro is an illegal leader who controls drug trafficking into the U.S. and poses an unavoidable threat.