US President Donald Trump said he would probably talk “at some point” to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the “big fat mess” in Venezuela, while speaking to reporters in his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida on Friday. “We will probably be talking at some point. We’re looking at Venezuela. Venezuela right now as a big fat mess,” Trump said. “I’ll be talking about a lot, to a lot of people. Perhaps President Putin, perhaps President Xi of China.” Trump also renewed his threats to close the US’s southern border next week if Mexico does not stop undocumented immigrants from reaching it. “There’s a very good likelihood that I’ll be closing the border next week and that’ll be just fine with me,” Trump said after saying he was “upset” with Mexico. Earlier on Friday, US special representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams threatened Moscow with new sanctions over the Russian presence in Venezuela.
