Trump Signals Talks With Maduro as 12+ Warships Amass Off Venezuela

President Trump said the U.S. "may be having some discussions" with Venezuelan President Maduro as the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group joined nearly a dozen other U.S. warships in the Caribbean. The buildup—part of Operation Southern Spear—included 15,000 troops. Maduro called for diplomacy as Venezuela had already mobilized 200,000 troops days earlier. Trump declined to rule out military force.