Karoline Leavitt: Trump Wants No Long Conflict in Venezuela Amid Escalating Crisis

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt delivered a pointed message on Venezuela, stating that President Trump “is not interested in a prolonged war in Venezuela,” even as regional tensions continue to rise.

Her comments come amid renewed debate in Washington over US strategy toward Nicolás Maduro’s government and growing instability inside Venezuela. While some lawmakers warn of escalating conflict, Leavitt emphasized that Trump’s focus remains on “swift, decisive outcomes,” signaling a rejection of any long-term military engagement.

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00:00to be very thoughtful about it and we want to ensure an enduring and lasting peace

00:04and when those announcements are ready they will be made sure thank you there have been reports

00:10that vladimir putin called maduro today to reform free for his support i wanted to ask

00:15if it's concerning to the president that putin has given such a warm embrace maduro um i don't

00:21think that would be concerning to the president at all no i'll let him speak on it further

00:25spoken to putin about that he has not spoken to president putin today and i understand that

00:30call take place this morning so the answer is no thanks i have a question about the aca but just

00:36first very quickly clarifying uh caitlin's question you acknowledged that cpi in january when you took

00:42office was three percent and in september the last month for which we have data it was also three

00:47percent so inflation no it's 2.5 percent not in september it was 2.5 percent the average cpi

00:53right now i have it in front of me and president trump's first eight months in office inflation

00:57is measured by the overall consumer price index has slowed to a 2.5 average pace this is down from

01:04the 2.9 percent inherited in january january is one month okay can i ask you about the aca really

01:10quickly there are a number of plans that are floating around on the hill right now having to do with these

01:16premium subsidies that are about to expire which plan does the white house report again i have told you

01:21now a few times that the president and the republicans will continue to unveil creative ideas and

01:27solutions to the healthcare crisis that was created by democrats and i know chuck schumer is putting up

01:33a vote today this is a political show vote chuck schumer is not sincerely interested in lowering

01:39healthcare costs for the american people he's putting this vote on the floor knowing that it will fail

01:44so he can have another talking point that he can throw around without any real plan or action if chuck

01:50schumer actually wanted to lower healthcare costs i'm sure the president would welcome him and his

01:55entire democrat caucus to a legitimate coordination on the president's policies of bringing down

02:03down drug prices these most favored nation deals why hasn't chuck schumer ever come out in support of

02:08those those are going to legitimately they already are lower drug prices for the american people and not

02:14a word from chuck schumer on it so i think that just proves this is completely political

02:18i think the president considers the seizure of the oil tanker as effectuating the administration's

02:34sanction policies which i've already discussed previously potential invasion or potential land

02:41strikes in venezuela aligned with the president's supporters the mega base does it risk the potential

02:48for a prolonged war and u.s troops involved in that prolonged war is definitely not something this

02:55president is interested in he's been very clear about that he wants peace he also wants to see the

03:01end of illegal drugs being trafficked into the united states and taking the lives of hundreds of thousands

03:06of americans across our country and he's thinking about that every day here at the white house with

03:11every drug vote that is taken out by this administration we are saving thousands of lives by by deterring

03:17those drugs and stopping those drugs from flowing into our country you all excuse me you'll you'll all

03:24hear you excuse me you will all see the president tonight he'll be making remarks at the congressional

03:30christmas ball which will be taking place here at the white house and later this afternoon

03:34he will be signing some congressional bills and executive orders that we as always

03:39we'll keep you apprised of thank you

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