
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said that the United States has "declared war on the entire planet," a reference to the U.S.'s military deployment in the Caribbean that Washington describes as part of its anti-narcotics operations.
"There is an international context where the United States decided to declare war, not on Venezuela, but on the entire planet ... and Venezuela must be prepared," she said during the formation of grassroots government committees broadcast on state television.