Trump administration quietly builds plans for what would happen if Maduro were ousted in Venezuela
- Posted on December 9, 2025
- By CNN
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Trump administration quietly builds plans for what would happen if Maduro were ousted in Venezuela

Months into a pressure campaign that has seen the US military move thousands of troops and a carrier strike group into the Caribbean and President Donald Trump issue repeated threats against Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, the Trump administration is working on day-after plans in the event Maduro is ousted from power, according to two senior administration officials and another source familiar with the discussions.