What's Going On With Venezuela?

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Tensions are escalating after Venezuela's President accused President Trump of inventing a war, following the U.S. deployment of an advanced aircraft carrier to the Caribbean. This move comes amid expanded U.S. strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats off Venezuela's coast. James B. Story, retired U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela, joins the Rundown to discuss the state of Venezuela's regime, the secrecy surrounding U.S. military operations in the region, and the Venezuelan government's ties with China, Russia, drug cartels, and terrorist organizations. One week until election day: this off-year election cycle includes local races, ballot measures, and more. Voters in New Jersey and Virginia are electing their next governors, while New Yorkers are following their own mayoral race. Democrats lead all of those three key races in the polls. Josh Kraushaar, FOX News Audio Political Analyst and Editor-in-Chief of Jewish Insider, joins the Rundown to break down the three races and that they mean for the overall trajectory of the country. Plus, commentary by Melissa Henson, senior policy advisor for Media and Culture for Concerned Women for America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Stuart Vaughney. I'm Harris Faulkner. I'm Brian Kilmead, and this is the Fox News Rundown.
0:09.1	Tuesday, October 28, 2025. I'm Jessica Rosenthal. One of our most advanced aircraft carriers is in
0:16.1	the Caribbean, along with previously deployed warships and aircraft close to Venezuela, as the
0:20.6	president of that country accuses President Trump of inventing a war.
0:24.3	When I listen to Maduro saying, no war, no war, no crazy war, just peace,
0:29.0	he has been at war against his own people for over a decade.
0:32.9	That he has systematically broken down and destroyed all the constitutional guardrails as well as the institutions in the country.
0:41.5	I'm Chris Foster.
0:42.7	The candidates for governor in Virginia and New Jersey and for mayor in New York City have a week left to win over voters.
0:48.5	Mondani's in the lead.
0:49.3	He's likely going to be the next mayor, but he's going to be far weaker and with far less support than most other mayors
0:54.4	have gotten in New York City electoral history.
0:57.4	And I'm Melissa Henson.
0:59.7	I've got the final word on the Fox News rundown.
1:06.9	The USS Gerald Ford docked in Trinidad about 400 miles from Caracas Venezuela.
1:12.4	This is on top of the many warships, a submarine and other air assets already in the region,
1:16.6	following multiple U.S. airstrikes on speedboats in international waters leaving Venezuela.
1:22.1	The Trump administration has said those boats have been full of drugs.
1:25.3	Dozens have been killed in these strikes.
1:27.0	Over the last couple of weeks, the president has said he's authorized a clandestine
1:30.9	operation inside Venezuela, that he wants to engage in similar strikes on drug smuggling
1:35.4	coming out of Venezuela on land.
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