{"id":35361,"date":"2025-12-23T12:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T04:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2025\/12\/23\/trump-says-it-would-be-smart-for-venezuelas-maduro-to-leave-power\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T12:54:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T04:54:00","slug":"trump-says-it-would-be-smart-for-venezuelas-maduro-to-leave-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2025\/12\/23\/trump-says-it-would-be-smart-for-venezuelas-maduro-to-leave-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says it would be &#8216;smart&#8217; for Venezuela&#8217;s Maduro to leave power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday it would be smart for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to leave power, and the United States could keep or sell the oil it had seized off the coast of Venezuela in recent weeks.<br \/>Trump&#8217;s pressure campaign on Maduro has included a ramped-up military presence in the region and more than two dozen military strikes on vessels allegedly trafficking drugs in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea near the South American nation.<br \/>At least 100 people have been killed in the attacks.<br \/>Asked if the goal was to force Maduro from power, Trump told reporters: &#8220;Well, I think it probably would&#8230; That&#8217;s up to him what he wants to do. 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