Is the US trying to topple Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro? | Inside Story

A US military build-up and strikes on boats near Venezuela. President Donald Trump says he's targeting drug gangs - without presenting evidence. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he'll stand up to Washington- with his country now on high-alert. So, what's next? Presenter: Nick Clark Guests: Elias Ferrer - Founder of Orinoco Research, a consulting company in Caracas & lead editor at news website, guacamayave.com Paola Bautista de Aleman - Politician and academic and a member of the Venezuelan opposition in exile Temir Porras - Managing Director at Global Sovereign Advisory and a former Foreign Policy Advisor to President Hugo Chávez Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Venezuela #DonaldTrump #NicolasMaduro #USMilitary #USVenezuela #CaribbeanTensions #MaduroVsTrump #VenezuelaSanctions #DrugWar #RegimeChange #TrenDeAragua #USNavy #DrugCartels