Trump signals land action against Venezuela 'very soon'

The U.S. has issued the strongest signal yet that it may soon launch a ground operation inside Venezuela. President Donald Trump told American troops that "land action" against the Maduro regime is coming "very soon."

The president made the comment during his Thanksgiving call with U.S. troops, praising the Air Force's 7th Bomb Wing for destroying suspected drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean.

The military has hit nearly two dozen vessels since September, killing more than 80 people the Trump administration claims were working with cartels. The contested legality of those strikes has led to significant global and domestic backlash, most recently from some Democrats in Congress.