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5. Trump denies reports that he plans to strike Venezuela

As he spoke with reporters on Air Force One on Friday, Trump described reports that the U.S. military was planning on striking installations inside Venezuela as "not true."

The Miami Herald, along with The Wall Street Journal, had reported that "The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment." The Miami Herald reported that it had obtained this information from "sources with knowledge of the situation."

The Miami Herald identified the planned strikes as part of "the next stage of its campaign against the Soles drug cartel," which reportedly seeks to "destroy military installations used by the drug-trafficking organization the U.S. says is headed by Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro and run by top members of his regime." The publication noted that "U.S. officials believe the cartel exports around 500 tons of cocaine yearly, split between Europe and the United States."

The Miami Herald article was updated to include Trump's denial of plans to strike Venezuela as well as a more detailed statement from White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly. "Unnamed sources don't know what they're talking about. Any announcements regarding Venezuela policy would come directly from the President," she said.