Why is the US sending warships towards Venezuela?

Donald Trump's targeting of drug cartels in South America is being stepped up as American warships head closer to Venezuela. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] A destroyer, the USS Gravely, is now docked in the Caribbean at Trinidad and Tobago and the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is also cruising towards the region. Since September, American airstrikes targeting small boats off the South American coast have killed more than 40 people, as Trump says he is going to war against the cartels he accuses of bringing drugs into the US. Trump is sending a clear message to his rival, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who he accuses of being the leader of a drug-trafficking organisation. Maduro in turn says the US is "fabricating a new war". Reporter: Frances Read Picture Editor/Producer: Omar Mehtab & Sarah Beale ------- CHAPTERS 0:00 - US sends warships near Venezuela 3:57 - Interview with Annette Idler ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe Follow us: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4news/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/