US President Donald Trump suggested he has made up his mind on a course of action in Venezuela following multiple high-level briefings last week and a mounting US show of force in the region.

Officials briefed Trump last week on options for military operations inside Venezuela, four sources told CNN, as he weighs the risks and benefits of launching a scaled-up campaign to potentially oust President Nicolás Maduro.

The US military, meanwhile, has amassed more than a dozen warships and 15,000 troops in the region as part of what the Pentagon branded "Operation Southern Spear."

The president indicated Friday he was drawing closer to a path forward on his attempts to cut down on illegal flows of migrants and drugs – and the possibility of regime change.

"I sort of have made up my min

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