Venezuela has accused Donald Trump of making a “colonialist threat” after he said the airspace around the country should be considered closed.

The country’s foreign ministry called Trump’s comments “another extravagant, illegal and unjustified aggression against the Venezuelan people”.

The US does not legally have the authority to close another country’s airspace, but Trump’s online post could lead to travel uncertainty and deter airlines from operating there.

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      17 hours ago

      Wouldn’t ‘Imperialist’ be more accurate than ‘Colonist’ though?

      I don’t think Trump wants a new American Colony in Venezuela, he just wants their resources and (unpaid) labor.

      • gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        9 hours ago

        It’s close enough geographically that I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s an attempt to FREEDOM them into being the 51st State