Trump won’t send troops to Venezuela, senator says, as administration focuses on non-military drug crackdown.

Senator Markwayne Mullin said on November 30, 2025, that despite President Trump’s declaration about closing Venezuelan airspace and threatening land-based anti-drug operations, the administration has no plans to deploy U.S. troops or launch military strikes, stressing a focus on non-military measures to disrupt trafficking and continued pressure on President Nicolás Maduro, including an offer for him to leave the country.