US President Donald Trump said the U.S. is not at war with Venezuela, even as his administration defended the legality of the arrest and removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who has now been produced before a US federal judge.
Trump made the remarks in an exclusive interview with NBC News, saying US actions were directed at criminal networks rather than the Venezuelan state. "No, we're not," he said when asked if the US was at war with Venezuela. He said Washington was targeting drug traffickers and groups he accused of contributing to illegal migration into the U.S.
