Trump privately floated possibility of imposing naval blockade against Venezuela: report

[Judi Lynn]

Source: The Hill

BY CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO - 08/18/19 07:29 PM EDT

President Trump privately suggested stationing Navy ships around Venezuela to block goods from entering and exiting the country multiple times, Axios reported Sunday.

Five current and former officials told the outlet they had either directly heard the president discuss the idea or been briefed on it.

Trump has reportedly raised the idea for at least a year and a half, and as recently as several weeks ago.

Earlier this month he answered "Yes, I am" when a reporter asked whether he was mulling a blockade, according to Reuters. However, he did not elaborate on the idea.

"He literally just said we should get the ships out there and do a naval embargo," one source who heard the president’s comments in private told Axios. "Prevent anything going in."

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/457900-trump-privately-floated-possibility-of-imposing-naval-blockade

[Captain Zero]

1. And Putin is sending Russian navy support to Venezuala

Guess he heard from the private conversations too. Huh? surprised? Loose lips sink ships.

[JI7]

2. Putin may have even got him to make such comments so he can justify what he is doing there

[RockRaven]

3. Of course he did, b/c he is a fucking moron who could not find Venezuela on an unlabeled map...

nor name the countries with which it shares land borders.

[Roy Rolling]

4. He has Boats, too?

He’s tires of playing with army men, he wants boats now.

[Grins]

5. An act of war. And we would be the aggressor. He's nuts.

[Bayard]

6. Does this do anything besides hurting the Venezualan people further,

When they are already starving?