Maduro says U.S. is 'fabricating a war'

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said the U.S. government is forging a war against his country as the world’s biggest warship approaches the South American nation.

- ASSOCIATED PRESS

In a national broadcast Friday night, Maduro accused the administration of President Trump of “fabricating a new eternal war.”

The U.S. government has increased the pressure on Maduro by moving the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, which can hold up to 90 airplanes and attack helicopters, closer to Venezuela.