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Trump and Maduro Discuss Potential Meeting Amid Tensions

12/2/2025

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President Donald Trump spoke with Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro last week regarding a potential meeting, despite U.S. military threats against Venezuela.
The call included Secretary of State Marco Rubio and occurred before the State Department designated Maduro as the head of a foreign terrorist organization.
Although Maduro previously offered the U.S. significant stakes in Venezuela's oil fields to ease tensions, discussions ended last month.
The U.S. aims to deter drug smuggling and remove Maduro from power, but both governments declined to comment on the call.

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President Donald Trump spoke with Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro last week regarding a potential meeting, despite U.S. military threats against Venezuela.
The call included Secretary of State Marco Rubio and occurred before the State Department designated Maduro as the head of a foreign terrorist organization.
Although Maduro previously offered the U.S. significant stakes in Venezuela's oil fields to ease tensions, discussions ended last month.
The U.S. aims to deter drug smuggling and remove Maduro from power, but both governments declined to comment on the call.