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(CNN) — President Donald Trump has yet to make a decision on whether to attack Venezuela on land, a White House official and a senior US official said, as he hints a window may be opening for diplomacy.

Trump said Monday he would be open to speaking directly with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro at a “certain time,” suggesting he sees a pathway in the country that doesn’t involve dropping bombs or sending commandos to take Maduro out.

At the same time, Trump made clear his willingness to go after drug operations on land using military force — including, he said, in Mexico and Colombia.

“We know their address. We know their address. We know everything about every one of them,” he said of drug cartel leaders, adding he would be “prou

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