Nicolas Maduro

He called on the American public to reject aggression, saying the region didn't need a return of a swashbuckling American empire.

Say no to war in the Caribbean and in South America.

Say yes to peace, Maduro said.

Ada Peralta, NPR News, Mexico City.

Speaking to reporters, President Trump said the U.S.

controls the sea, and they are now looking to strike land.

The U.S.

has deployed a destroyer and a cruiser, as well as some 10,000 U.S.

troops to the Caribbean, saying they want to stop drugs from flowing north.

In a speech in Caracas, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said the U.S.

was vilifying Venezuela in an attempt to topple his government.

He called on the American public to reject aggression,

Say yes to peace, Maduro said.

Eder Peralta, Imperial News, Mexico City.