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Trump says US not at war with Venezuela, rules out early polls
Trump rejected claims that the United States is engaged in a war with Venezuela and remarked that the country is in war with people who sell drugs.
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IANS - Mon, 05, Jan 2026
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President Donald Trump / X/@WhiteHouse
US President Donald Trump said the United States is not at war with Venezuela and will not push for elections there in the near term, arguing that the country must first be stabilised and its infrastructure rebuilt following the capture of its leader, Nicolas Maduro.
In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Trump said Venezuela would not hold elections in the next 30 days, saying conditions on the ground made voting unrealistic. “We have to fix the country first,” Trump said. “You can’t have an election if people can’t even vote.”
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