A stunning New York Times revelation exposes a secret phone call between Donald Trump and Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, a conversation that could reshape the crisis in Caracas and halt an escalating U.S. military posture in the Caribbean. According to NYT, Trump, Maduro, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a direct call last week to discuss a possible meeting, just days before Washington officially labeled Maduro the leader of the “Cartel de los Soles” terror organization. With the U.S. building up military assets near Venezuela and striking “drug-loaded” boats, tensions are at their highest point in years.