They hope that the men who have made their country miserable, prompting the recent emigration of a quarter of the country’s population, may be next on Donald Trump’s list of problems in his hemisphere that he is willing to solve by force.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio backed his boss after he suggested it might be time to consider action against the "failing nation."

President Trump ordered U.S. forces to strike Venezuela and seize Nicolás Maduro, escalating U.S. military involvement and signaling a tougher approach toward Latin America.

Cuba, Colombia, and the territory of Greenland are on Trump's radar after the U.S. captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro late last week.

The Trump administration is demanding that Venezuela’s interim leader take several pro-U.S. actions that her predecessor refused if she wants to avoid a similar fate. U.S. officials have told Delcy Rodriguez that they want to see at least three moves from her: cracking down on drug flows;