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President Donald Trump has suggested potential US military action against Colombia and warned Mexico to get its act together.
He also reiterated a threat to send the military back to Venezuela if, in his words, it doesn’t behave.
His comments come a day after American forces captured and detained Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a surprise attack on Caracas.
Maduro and his wife are due to appear in court on drug-related charges in New York later on Monday.
Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Trump insisted the US is “in charge” of Venezuela, even though the country’s Supreme Court has appointed the vice president as interim leader.
Trump also suggested Colombia could face military action unless it curbs the flow of illicit drugs to the United States.
Al Jazeera’s Manuel Rapalo has the latest developments from Washington, DC.
Colombia’s president Gustavo Petro has denounced Trump’s latest accusations as “slander”.
John Holman has more from Cucuta on the Colombia-Venezuela border.
Al Jazeera has been denied entry to Venezuela to report from inside the country, like many foreign media.
