Venezuela’s government said it “forcefully rejects” Trump’s claim about closing the airspace and that it was a “colonial threat” intended to undermine the country’s “territorial integrity, aeronautical security and full sovereignty.”

PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump on Saturday said that commercial airlines should consider Venezuelan airspace closed, increasing pressure on the country’s leadership after weeks of escalating tensions between Washington and Caracas and the growing threat of a U.S. attack against the country.

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President Trump said days earlier that the United States could “very soon” expand its campaign of killing people at sea suspected of drug trafficking to attacking Venezuelan territory.

The FAA over the weekend advised airlines to ‘exercise caution’ when flying in the region amid ‘heightened military activity’

The United States continued its pressure campaign against Venezuela on Saturday as President Donald Trump issued a broad directive on social media, warning airlines, pilots and criminal networks to avoid Venezuelan airspace.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that his administration wants to overhaul Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C., calling it "not a good airport."

President Trump said Saturday morning that Venezuela’s airspace should be considered “closed” as he weighs military action against the South American nation. NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell reports.

President Donald Trump told airlines on Saturday to consider the airspace above Venezuela closed. "To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.