Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar of Trinidad and Tobago said on Dec. 19 that she backs U.S. military actions against neighboring Venezuela.
“If anyone comes to attack our country, who do you think will defend us? The United States has the military might and the power,” Persad-Bissessar wrote on X.
“Understand where our help comes from. Understand who can protect and defend Trinidad and Tobago. Right now, there is only one country in the world that can do so. They have the equipment. They have the money. They have the assets.”
The United States is ramping up pressure against Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s regime, which U.S. officials have accused of drug trafficking and corruption. Maduro has denied the allegations….