Trump floats escalating tensions in Venezuela

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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.