Trump declared Venezuela’s airspace ‘closed,’ but the White House refused to clarify whether this represents a new policy in its pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro.

The president addressed his call for an aerial blockade to ‘Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers,’ rather than to Maduro.

The Trump administration has mounted the largest U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean in generations, including the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump on Saturday said that the airspace “above and surrounding” Venezuela should be considered “closed in its entirety,” an assertion that raised more questions about the U.S. pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

The White House did not respond to questions about what Trump posted on

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