Despite escalating tensions with Venezuela, US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) indicated that he was open to talks with Nicolas Maduro, the leader of the South American nation.

A day after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the US was looking to designate a cartel allegedly led by Maduro as a terrorist group , Trump reiterated that he "probably would want to" talk to the Venezuelan President, as reported by the Associated Press (AP) . Also Read | New details about Trump's assassin—From pronouns to 'muscle mommy' fetish to Mao

‘We’ll see what happens'

Alleging that Maduro was behind drugs and migrants coming into the US from Venezuela, Trump accused the Venezuelan President of doing "tremendous damage" to the US.

"He has not been good to the United St

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