The president of the United States, Donald Trump, stated this Monday, 17th, that he does not rule out sending troops to Venezuela and linked the growing American military presence in the Caribbean to the fight against drug trafficking. “I don’t rule out anything,” he said, during a press conference, at an event to discuss organizing the FIFA World Cup in 2026.
“We just need to resolve the trafficking issue,” added the Republican, adding that “he is not a fan of the Venezuelan government.”
Asked about the escalation of tensions on the border with Mexico, Trump said that if it were necessary to attack the country to contain the flow of drugs, he would have no problem with that. He also declared that he would “be proud” to attack “drug factories” in Colombia, although he has no immediate plans to do so.
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In the economic area, Trump once again defended his tariff policy, stating that the US “raised a lot of money with tariffs” and that, without them, the country “would be in trouble”. According to him, the government intends to distribute tariff dividends in the second half of 2026. The president also argued that tariffs have boosted the return of the semiconductor industry to the US. “We will have a large share of the chip manufacturing market within a year,” he said.
Commenting on the discussion in the Chamber about the release of files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, Trump said he was “calm” and supported the opening of the documents. “I wasn’t with Epstein all the time,” he declared. “The Democrats were his friends. That’s their problem,” he added.
During the press conference, Trump also announced that foreign fans with tickets purchased for the 2026 World Cup in American territory will have priority in issuing visas, although he did not signal any change in the immigration requirements policy.
