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Pedro Camacho

Venezuelan Regime's Second in Command Scoffs at U.S. Deployment Off Its Coast: 'Nothing Much Will Happen'

Venezuela's Minister of Interior Relations, Justice, and Peace, Diosdado Cabello, speaks during a press conference of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) in Caracas on October 27, 2025. (Credit: Photo by JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images)

Venezuela's second-most powerful official, Diosdado Cabello, downplayed growing concerns over a large U.S. military deployment in the Caribbean, saying that "nothing much will happen" despite ongoing tensions.

Speaking at a ruling-party congress broadcast on state television, Cabello nonetheless urged the population to remain ready "for the worst."

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