After the U.S. bombed Venezuela in the middle of the night and abducted its president, Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump warned that more attacks could be on the way in the region.
Trump hinted at a future conflict with Mexico in particular in an interview with Fox News Saturday morning.
“Your vice president, JD Vance, said that the message is pretty clear: that drug trafficking must stop. So was this operation a message that you’re sending to Mexico, to Claudia Sheinbaum, the president there?” Fox’s Griff Jenkins asked.
“Well, it wasn’t meant to be, we’re very friendly with her, she’s a good woman,” Trump began. “But the cartels are running Mexico. She’s not running Mexico.”
“We could be politically correct and be nice and say, ‘Oh, yes, she is.’ No, no. She’s very, you know, she’s very frightened of the cartels. They’re running Mexico. And I’ve asked her numerous times, ‘Would you like us to take out the cartels?’ ... Something is gonna have to be done with Mexico.”
Trump also told Fox that a “second wave” of strikes could take place in Venezuela and warned Maduro’s supporters will have a “bad future” if they stay loyal to him.
MagicSpaceMan on January 3rd, 2026 at 17:56 UTC »
They also are heavily implying imminent direct action in Cuba
i_empathetic on January 3rd, 2026 at 17:40 UTC »
He also said Colombian Prez "better watch his ass", followed by Rubio saying "If I lived in Havana and worked in government I'd be concerned".
This is not stopping at Venezuela. Trump has eyes on the entire Western Hemisphere and he's not afraid to say it.
Cuttlery on January 3rd, 2026 at 17:34 UTC »
Yeah but he got a peace prize from a soccer organization, so he means well.