Chilean president-elect José Antonio Kast stated over the past 29 minutes that he would support a U.S. military offensive to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, noting it solves a gigantic problem for Chile, according to an X post by @OrlvndoA quoting @joseantoniokast. Kast said: "If someone is going to do it, they should be clear that it solves a gigantic problem for us (...) Whoever does it is going to have our support." This statement comes amid U.S. Secretary of State Rubio's announcement at 7:00 PM UTC today designating Colombia's Clan del Golfo as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, according to his X post, as part of Operation Southern Spear targeting drug trafficking. U.S. Senator Adam Schiff posted on X during this period that this week he will force consideration of legislation requiring release of the September 2 video of an attack on shipwrecked survivors, stating: "The American people have a right to see what is being done in their name." Dutch airline KLM announced tightened safety measures for flights above Curaçao following near collisions between passenger planes and military aircraft, according to a report shared in the past 29 minutes. The USNS Supply (T-AOE-6) was spotted off Ponce, Puerto Rico, at 12:22 PM on December 16, 2025, according to an X post by @tom_bike citing @r4streando.
