President Donald Trump isn't ruling out military action against Venezuela despite bringing up potential diplomatic talks with its leader, Nicolás Maduro.

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has doubled down on calls for peace as U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly mulls over options for military operations inside the country and places an enormous amount of firepower close to Venezuela's coast.

President Donald Trump suggested he has made up his mind on a course of action in Venezuela following multiple high-level briefings this week and a mounting US show of force in the region.

Fox News contributor Raymond Arroyo discusses Venezuela's peace message to the U.S., the culprit of Americans' shrinking minds and more on 'The Ingraham Angle.'

The latest: President Donald Trump told reporters today that he will not rule out putting boots on the ground in Venezuela as part of his military anti-narcotics mission. A judge said the Department of Justice committed potential misconduct in the Comey case. Trump reversed his stance on the House vote on the Epstein files.

But if Trump did order strikes inside Venezuela aimed at ousting Maduro, he could face serious challenges with fractured opposition elements and a military poised for insurgency, according to experts,

The United States military is upgrading a long-abandoned former Cold War naval base in the Caribbean, a Reuters visual investigation has found, suggesting preparations for sustained operations that could help support possible actions inside Venezuela.