The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has threatened to carry out a second military strike against Venezuela if its authorities "do not behave." He made this declaration aboard his Air Force One plane following Saturday's military incursion, which concluded with the capture of the country's president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife.

"We were prepared for a second strike if we needed it. We are totally prepared, and we continue to be prepared," he told journalists. When asked if the military option was now "off the table," the president stated: "If they do not behave, we will do a second strike."

Questioned on whether this would imply the deployment of U.S. troops on the ground for "peacekeeping" missions, Trump responded that it would depend on the actions of the new Venezuelan administration, currently led by Acting President Delcy Rodríguez. Minutes earlier, he had made a comment suggesting that "Venezuela so far has been very nice. But it helps to have a force like ours."

"Grave Military Aggression" by the U.S.

Last Saturday, a U.S. military intervention in Venezuela, carried out under the false pretext of the fight against drugs, led to the capture and extraction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. This act was described by Caracas as a "grave military aggression" with the goal of seizing Venezuela's strategic resources.

The Venezuelan leader and the first lady were transported to the United States and are currently held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, awaiting trial.

Venezuela's Acting President, Delcy Rodríguez, warned the previous day that what was done to her country "they can do to anyone."

Saturday's massive attack followed a U.S. deployment off the coast of Venezuela, deadly ship bombardments, and the interception of oil tankers.

Trump's threats now also target Colombia and its president, whom he accused of being a "sick man who likes to produce cocaine and sell it to the U.S.," warning that "he is not going to do it for much longer."