The United States continued its pressure campaign against Venezuela on Saturday as President Donald Trump issued a broad directive on social media, warning airlines, pilots and criminal networks to avoid Venezuelan airspace.

Last week, the FAA issued an alert about a "potentially hazardous situation."

WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump held talks on Monday with top advisers to discuss the pressure campaign on Venezuela, among other topics, a senior U.S. official said. The official,

The scheduled deportation flight marks a rare moment of cooperation between the Trump administration and Venezuela, as the threat of a U.S. attack looms.

President Donald Trump said Saturday morning that Venezuela's airspace should be considered "closed" as he weighs military action against the South American nation.

Far from supposedly surrendering, Maduro has appeared in public dancing and encouraging Venezuelans to work and party. He called the United States’ recent. actions "psychological terrorism" and has shown no signs he intends to give in to the Trump administration’s pressure campaign to resign.

Diosdado Cabello, the second-in-command of the Venezuelan regime, also confirmed authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro had a phone conversation with Donald Trump, but warned that "no one has the slightest idea" of what was discussed.

The president floated Colombia as a possible target, saying potential strikes wouldn't be limited to "just Venezuela."