US warship dock for Trinidad and Tobago as tension dey rise with Venezuela

One US warship land for Trinidad and Tobago capital on Sunday as di Trump administration dey put more military pressure for Venezuela. US Senator Rick Scott talk say di Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro time dey count.

Di guided missile destroyer wey dem dey call USS Gravely don park for Port of Spain, join di USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier as e dey move near Venezuelan waters.

Maduro no happy with di deployment, e accuse US say dem wan start "new eternal war" against im country.

Di Venezuelan government sef condemn di presence of USS Gravely, dem call am "hostile provocation against Venezuela and serious threat to Caribbean peace." Dem still accuse US say dem dey plan false flag operation.

"Venezuela don report say dem don catch mercenary group wey get direct information from US intelligence agency, CIA. Dem talk say dem don confirm say false flag attack dey come from waters wey dey near Trinidad and Tobago, or from Trinidad or Venezuelan land," di government tok for statement.

Officials from Trinidad and Tobago and US talk say di warship go dey for di capital till Thursday so dem fit do joint training exercises.

‘If I be Maduro, I go run go Russia or China’

Meanwhile, US Senator Rick Scott talk say Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro suppose comot di country, e warn say im time for power no go last.

"If I be Maduro, I go run go Russia or China now," di Florida Republican tok for CBS interview wey dem publish on Sunday. Scott talk say Maduro "time don dey count," and e predict say "something go happen" whether na from inside di country or from outside.

When dem ask Scott directly whether US wan invade Venezuela, e talk say e no believe so, e still add say: "If we do, e go shock me."