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Updated 10 p.m. ET President Trump says he is "not going to rule out" military action against Venezuela following President Nicolas Maduro's moves to consolidate power in recent weeks. "The people are suffering and they are dying. We have many options for Venezuela including a possible military option if necessary," Trump told reporters. Venezuela's defense minister responded Friday evening that such talk is "craziness." Also Friday, the White House said Trump would only meet with the Venezuelan president "as soon as democracy is restored in that country." On Thursday, Maduro had said he wants to meet with Trump and instructed his foreign minister to try to arrange a telephone conversation with the U.S. president. "Mr. Donald Trump, here is my hand," Maduro said, adding that he wants as strong a relationship with the U.S. as he has with Russia, according to The Associated Press. As to U.S. military action against Venezuela, the Pentagon said it had not received any such orders from the White House. Asked about specifics, Trump said: "We don't talk about it but a military operation – a military option – is certainly something that we could pursue." The remarks come amid increasing concern about Venezuela and increasing unrest there following a vote that installed a new legislature beholden to Maduro. Venezuela's Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said in a tweet that Juan Carlos Caguaripano, the alleged ringleader of the Aug. 6 attack on a military base near Valencia, had been captured. "This capture has dealt a hard blow against terrorism," Padrino tweeted.
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On je naglasio da je vojna opcija jedna od mnogih o kojima su razgovarali članovi administracije u petak, u njegovom golf odmaralištu u Bedminsteru u New Jerseyju. "Ljudi pate i umiru. Imamo mnogo opcija za Venezuelu, uključivo i moguću vojnu opciju ako je potrebno", rekao je Trump novinarima. Uz njega su bili i američki državni tajnik Rex Tillerson, veleposlanica pri UN-u Nikki Haley i savjetnik za nacionalnu sigurnost H R McMaster. Pentagon je kazao da nije primio nikakve zapovijedi glede Venezuele od Bijele kuće. "Pentagon nije zaprimio nikakve naredbe," rekao je glasnogovornik Eric Pahon. Više od 120 ljudi ubijeno je a tisuće su uhićene u nekoliko mjeseci nereda u toj zemlji.