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00:00Trump floats escalating tensions in Venezuela.
00:03Trump has signaled he may escalate U.S. involvement in Venezuela,
00:07saying troop deployment is an option after months of naval strikes
00:11the White House labels anti-drug operations.
00:14U.S. forces have carried out over 20 strikes in recent months,
00:17sinking more than 20 vessels and killing over 80 people,
00:21operations the Trump administration describes as part of a wider anti-drug trafficking campaign.
00:26Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dubbed the campaign
00:29Operation Southern Spear.
00:31Speaking from the Oval Office,
00:33Trump answered reporters' questions regarding his next moves on Venezuela.
00:37You suggested you've made a decision about what you want to do next about Venezuela,
00:41NBC News senior White House correspondent Garrett Hockey said.
00:46I understand you don't want to tip your hand,
00:48but is there anything you're ready to rule out at this point?
00:51Are you ruling out U.S.?
00:52Troops on the ground? Garrett asked.
00:55Trump responded,
00:56No, I don't rule out that. I don't rule out anything.
00:58We just have to take care of Venezuela.
01:01They dumped hundreds of thousands of people into our country from prisons.
01:05Trump made the statement ahead of a call with service members,
01:08during which he announced that land operations against alleged drug traffickers in Venezuela
01:12would begin very soon.
01:14You probably noticed that people aren't wanting to be delivered by sea,
01:17and we'll be starting to stop them by land.
01:20Also, the land is easier, but that's going to start very soon, he said.
01:23We warned them.
01:25Stop sending poison to our country, Trump added.
01:28Over the years, Trump has claimed, without proof,
01:30that Venezuela and other countries have sent large numbers of prisoners to the U.S.
01:35They've allowed, I believe, 15 million people into the country from jails,
01:39mental institutions, and other places,
01:41he previously said of the Biden administration.
01:43The New York Times has fact-checked these statements and found them to be false.
01:48Setting aside the baseless suggestion that all undocumented immigrants entering the country
01:53are coming from jails and mental institutions,
01:56Mr. Trump's estimate of 15 million is not supported by the data, the publication claimed.
02:00Mr. Trump's estimate of 15 million is not supported by the U.S.
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