Trump threatens second Venezuela attack, lists other countries US could strike | ABC NEWS
00:00 Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been taken to a New York prison following his removal from the presidential palace in Caracas by US special forces.
00:38 Donald Trump threatens a second strike on Venezuela if the country’s interim President doesn’t comply with US demands.
01:37 Protestors have marched outside the prison where the former President is being held, but his capture is being heralded by the Venezuelan diaspora in Florida.
02:08 Donald Trump has hinted at escalating his response in other countries, including Cuba, Colombia and Greenland.
02:35 Trump’s rhetoric has other countries in Latin America on edge, with Colombia deploying its military on the border with neighbouring Venezuela.
03:40 The US operation in Venezuela was months in the planning, with Trump giving the go ahead that evening as this timeline of events shows.
05:15 The ABC’s Global Affairs Editor Laura Tingle looks at the attack on Venezuela and threats to other countries in relation to the US National Security Strategy released in December, and how the US sees itself in world affairs.
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