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President Donald Trump, alongside (L–R) Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, speaks to the press following U.S. military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 3, 2026. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that a second strike on Venezuela is possible if its leaders “do not behave” in the wake of the U.S. extraction of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a daring early-morning raid earlier this week.
“We’re prepared to do a second strike, if we need it. We’re totally prepared,” Trump told reporters on board Air Force One. “If they don’t behave, we will do a second strike.”
