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Cuba, Colombia, Mexico and Greenland: Trump's new threats after the attack on Venezuela






The US president doubled down on his violent rhetoric. He said that an invasion of Colombia "sounds good" to him, that Cuba "is about to fall," and that "something has to be done about Mexico." "We'll be worried about Greenland in two months," he declared.








Donald Trump again threatened a new military attack against Venezuela and reiterated his provocations against Cuba, Colombia, Mexico and Greenland , despite the widespread repudiation he continues to garner in his country and most of the world's powers.

The message against Caracas came hours before Delcy Rodríguez assumed the interim presidency following the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro and his wife in an illegal operation. "If they don't behave, we will launch a second attack ," Trump said as he returned to the White House on Air Force One from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

The US president insisted that the Venezuelan government must give Washington "full access" to natural resources and launched threats against Latin American countries and territories that he wants to annex - according to him - for reasons of "national security": Colombia, Cuba, Mexico and Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark.

Regarding Colombia , he again focused on President Gustavo Petro , whom, like Maduro, he accused without foundation of being linked to drug trafficking, and considered that an invasion of that country "sounds good" to him.

Trump called his Colombian counterpart a "sick man" who "likes to manufacture cocaine and send it to the United States ," and provoked: "He won't be doing it for much longer, I assure you."

Immediately, one of the journalists asked him if this meant there could be a US operation in Colombia, to which Trump replied: "Sounds good ," because in Colombia "they have killed many people."

The threat extended to Cuba . He tied the island's fate to what happens in Venezuela, although he denied that an invasion was in his plans. According to the American, Cuba is a country that "has always survived thanks to Venezuela," but now "it won't receive that money and will have no income . "

"Cuba is about to fall ," he said, and assured that he is not proposing a military intervention: "It's simply going to fall, I don't think we need to intervene."

When asked about other Latin American countries that the Republican administration decided to target under the pretext of drug trafficking, Trump also added his southern neighbor: "We're going to have to do something."

"Something has to be done about Mexico. They need to get organized because drugs are being smuggled in from there. And we're going to have to do something. We would love for Mexico to do it. They are capable of it, but unfortunately, the cartels are very strong in Mexico," he stated.

He also criticized Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum , saying she is a "wonderful person" but that she is "a little afraid of the cartels controlling Mexico." According to him, she refused every time he offered to send troops there.

The surprise was once again Greenland . Hours earlier, Trump had hinted that he had plans for that autonomous territory, which is under the jurisdiction of the Danish government. His justification was: "We need to take care of that place from a national security standpoint . "

However, faced with the immediate reaction from various European governments, he decided to tone it down: "I don't want to talk about Greenland. Let's talk about Venezuela, Russia, Ukraine. We'll worry about Greenland in two months ," he said during the impromptu press conference.

However, he insisted that the United States "needs Greenland" because Denmark "will not be able" to guarantee that security , and described it as a vast territory surrounded by Russian and Chinese ships "on all sides."

Source (https://www.pagina12.com.ar/2026/01/05/cuba-colombia-mexico-y-groenlandia-las-nuevas-amenazas-de-trump-tras-el-ataque-a-venezuela/)