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00:00Trump floats escalating tensions in Venezuela.
00:03Trump has signaled he may escalate U.S. involvement in Venezuela, saying troop deployment is an
00:09option after months of naval strikes the White House labels anti-drug operations.
00:14U.S. forces have carried out over 20 strikes in recent months, sinking more than 20 vessels
00:20and killing over 80 people, operations the Trump administration describes as part of
00:24a wider anti-drug trafficking campaign.
00:27Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dubbed the campaign Operation Southern Sphere.
00:31Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump answered reporters' questions regarding his next moves
00:36on 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 Hawke said.
00:45I understand you don't want to tip your hand, but is there anything you're ready to rule
00:49out at this point?
00:50Are you ruling out U.S. troops on the ground?
00:52He asked.
00:53Trump responded, no, I don't rule out that.
00:55I don't rule out anything.
00:57We just have to take care of Venezuela.
00:59They dumped hundreds of thousands of people into our country from prisons.
01:03Trump made the remark before a call with service members, where he said U.S. land operations
01:08against alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers would start very soon.
01:11You probably noticed that people aren't wanting to be delivered by sea, and we'll be starting
01:16to stop them by land.
01:17Also, the land is easier, but that's going to start very soon, he said.
01:21We warned them.
01:22Stop sending poison to our country, Trump added.
01:25Over the years, Trump has claimed, without proof, that Venezuela and other countries have
01:30sent large numbers of prisoners to the U.S.
01:32Trump claimed the Biden administration let 15 million people from jails and mental institutions
01:38enter the U.S., but The New York Times found the allegation false and unsupported by data.
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