Maduro dares Trump to "face-to-face" conversation

[Judi Lynn]

Maduro dares Trump to “face-to-face” conversation
Tuesday, November 18th 2025 - 09:53 UTC



Maduro spoke in English when he said “face to face”


Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro responded on Monday to recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the possibility of talks, insisting that any future dialogue must be conducted “face to face.”

Maduro’s statement came during his weekly television program hours after Trump suggested he would speak with his Venezuelan counterpart “at some point” because -as Trump claimed- “they want to talk.”

Maduro, whose legitimacy is questioned by the US and other countries, reaffirmed his government's “unchanging” position on dialogue.

“In the United States, anyone who wants to talk to Venezuela will talk, 'face to face,' without any problem,” Maduro said, switching to English for his challenge. “Dialogue. How do you say dialogue in English? Dialogue, dialogue, dialogue, dialogue, dialogue... Yes, peace, war no, never, never war.”

Maduro’s message came as the Trump administration maintains a massive military deployment in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, which Caracas views as a significant “threat” and “provocation.”

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https://en.mercopress.com/2025/11/18/maduro-dares-trump-to-face-to-face-conversation

[Bayard]

1. trump is all hat and no cattle

He doesn't want to be face to face with anyone who won't bow to him. There is no excuse for his murders of Venezuelan fishermen. No proof that they are anything but fishermen, yet he has the military, including this huge war ship, sitting off their shores. There is also no proof of fentanyl coming from Venezuela.

Its all about their oil.