Republican lawmakers are divided over whether President Trump should escalate military pressure on Venezuela to oust President Nicolás Maduro, with some Republicans warning that “regime

Now, President Donald Trump wants Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro out of power. Maduro’s “days are numbered,” Trump told Politico in an interview released on Dec. 9. His Administration considers Maduro the head of a government-sponsored cocaine smuggling syndicate.

US President Donald Trump said Monday it would be "smart" for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to step down, as US naval forces pressed a blockade on the South American country's oil wealth.US President Trump on December 16 also announced a blockade of "sanctioned oil vessels" sailing to and from Venezuela.

President Donald Trump reportedly ordered a two-month "quarantine" of Venezuela's oil industry as the administration continues its pressure campaign.

Maduro’s government has called the U.S. behavior “theft” and “an act of international piracy,” and filed a complaint with the United Nations Security Council. Maduro also ordered the Venezuelan navy to escort tankers headed to Asia.

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene slammed the Trump administration's campaign against the Venezuelan regime, highlighting that authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro "has been critical of Israel.

President Trump’s pressure campaign against Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro continues to ramp up, with his threat this past week to impose a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers, but the