Trump signals land action against Venezuela ‘very soon’

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00:00In the strongest signal yet that the U.S. might soon launch a ground operation inside Venezuela,

00:08President Trump told American troops that land action against the Maduro regime is coming very soon.

00:14The president made the comment during his Thanksgiving call with U.S. troops,

00:18praising the Air Force's 7th Bomb Wing for destroying suspected drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean.

00:24The military has hit nearly two dozen vessels since September, killing more than 80 people accused of working with cartels.

00:32Trump said maritime trafficking is now 85 percent stopped and claims a ground operation would be, quote, easier.

00:40The U.S. has already moved the USS Gerald Ford into the region as part of a broader military buildup.

00:46Venezuela's president, Nicolas Maduro, who you see here, denies any ties to drug cartels

00:51and says the U.S. is fabricating a war against him.