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Simon Marks joined Matt Frei to discuss the 'complicated' days ahead for Donald Trump, ranging from the Epstein files, to South Africa, and Venezuela.

The US government could order strikes on military targets in Venezuela at any moment as part of its war on cartels.

Sources have confirmed to both The Miami Herald and the Wall Street Journal that the administration is planning air strikes on naval and air bases inside the South American nation, which it says is used by drug-trafficking organisations.

The targets could be struck by air within days or hours as the US looks to break down the cartel's hierarchy, which officials say is headed by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and run by members of his regime.

Although Maduro is not considered a target at this time, a source told the Herald that his time is running out.

The US has launched at least 10 strikes on vessels allegedly belonging to Venezuelan and Colombian cartels since September.

It comes after Donald Trump declared the US was in an "armed conflict" with cartels.

This is the same legal rationale the US previously used to target terrorist organisations, including al-Qaeda and ISIS.

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