Trump reaffirms US considering 'all options' in Venezuela


By Agence France-Presse

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday reaffirmed that "all options" are being considered in his drive to bring down Venezuela's hard-left President Nicolas Maduro.

"All options are on the table," he told reporters in the White House. "It's a shame what's happening in Venezuela -- the debt and the destruction and the hunger."

Trump spoke at a meeting where he hosted Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has backed the US-led campaign to pressure Maduro.

The United States and more than 50 other countries, including Brazil, recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido, the head of the National Assembly, as the country's rightful president.