U.S. warship docks in Trinidad, not far from Venezuela

A U.S. warship docked in Trinidad and Tobago's capital Sunday as the Trump administration boosts military pressure on neighboring Venezuela and its president, Nicolás Maduro.

- BY ANSELM GIBBS

The arrival of the USS Gravely, a guided missile destroyer, in the capital of the Caribbean nation follows the deployment of the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, which is heading toward Venezuela. Maduro criticized the movement of the carrier as an attempt by the U.S government to fabricate "a new eternal war" against his country.

President Trump has accused Maduro, without providing evidence, of being the leader of the organized crime gang Tren de Aragua.

Government officials from the twin-island nation and the U.S. said the massive warship will remain in Trinidad until Thursday so both countries can carry out training exercises.