Trump threatens to allow US military to shoot down Venezuelan military aircraft
According to US President Donald Trump's argument, the country's military has the right to shoot down Venezuelan military aircraft if it considers those weapons a threat.
In a recent media interview, President Donald Trump was asked how the US would react if the Venezuelan military again sent fighter jets to fly close to Washington's military ships.
RT news agency quoted the White House leader as saying: “Then Venezuela will be in trouble. If they put us in danger, we will shoot down those planes.”
Mr Trump later dismissed recent accusations from Caracas that Washington was seeking to overthrow the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
“We’re not talking about that, but we’re talking about the fact that you (Venezuela) had a very strange election,” Mr. Trump stressed, while affirming that the US military presence near Venezuela is part of the campaign to suppress drug trafficking.
According to RT, the Trump administration has recently accused high-ranking Venezuelan officials of being "involved in activities transporting illegal substances into the US" and dispatched a number of warships near the country's waters.
On September 4, US military officials continued to accuse Caracas of acting aggressively by sending two armed F-16 fighter jets to fly close to the USS Jason Dunham in international waters. According to them, this move hindered US anti-drug operations.
Venezuela has yet to comment on the above information.
