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Trump Threatens to Take Greenland 'the Hard Way' as Senate Moves to Rein In Venezuela Deployments

Legal critics denounce the Venezuela operation as unlawful after Trump said he "doesn't need international law."

Overview

  • Nicolás Maduro remains in U.S. custody following the special-forces raid, as China and European officials condemn the action as a breach of international law.
  • Trump said a second strike on Venezuela is canceled for now and signaled a possible meeting next week with opposition leader María Corina Machado.
  • The U.S. Senate advanced a resolution in a preliminary vote that would require presidential requests to Congress for any further troop deployments to Venezuela.
  • Trump vowed to secure control of Greenland "on the easy way or the hard way," prompting sharp rebukes from Denmark, which warned a U.S. attack would imperil NATO.
  • In a Fox News interview, Trump threatened to take the fight to Mexican drug cartels on land, escalating rhetoric beyond prior maritime operations.