President Donald Trump closed out a Friday afternoon roundtable and gaggle with reporters by dropping the F-Bomb in response to a question about his administration’s position on Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.
While hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, Trump was asked about Maduro recently offering the Trump administration a massive stake in Venezuela’s oil and mineral wealth.
“He has offered everything, you’re right,” Trump said to the reporter. “You know why? Because he doesn’t want to f*** around with the United States.”
.@POTUS on Maduro: “He has offered everything, you’re right. You know why? Because he doesn’t want to fuck around with the United States.” 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/EhG7Eeaq7P
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) October 17, 2025
Trump then dismissed the media after answering the question.
After Trump’s recent actions targeting drug trafficking from Venezuela, the Maduro regime offered to give American companies preferential treatment in existing and future oil and gold projects, The New York Times reported. The Trump administration rejected the offer and ended efforts to reach a diplomatic solution with the Maduro regime.
The president has focused on Venezuela in his effort to crack down on illegal drug trafficking. In August, the United States sent three guided-missile destroyers to patrol off the coast of Venezuela as the administration addressed threats from drug cartels. Just weeks later, Trump began ordering military strikes on suspected drug runners in the Caribbean Sea. The U.S. military has taken out at least five boats that were suspected of transporting drugs to the United States. In those strikes, at least 27 suspected drug traffickers have been killed, U.S. officials said.
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After the most recent strike, a U.S. official told Fox News that two or three suspected drug runners survived, and a search and rescue helicopter was sent out.
Trump has also authorized lethal covert CIA operations in Venezuela. The administration has accused Venezuela of helping migrants cross into the United States illegally.
“Many, many countries have done it, but not like Venezuela, they were down and dirty,” Trump said.
The United States currently has a $50 million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Maduro. The State Department has accused the dictator of participating “in a corrupt and violent narco-terrorism conspiracy” and coordinating “with narcotics traffickers in Honduras and other countries to facilitate large-scale drug trafficking.”
Maduro was declared the winner of the 2024 presidential election, despite evidence showing that Edmundo González defeated the dictator at the polls. Maduro has moved to crack down on any opposition, forcing González into exile in Spain.
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