With US military operations ongoing in the Southern Caribbean, particularly against alleged drug-transporting vessels out of Venezuela, US President Donald Trump believes his Venezuelan counterpart's days are numbered.

His statement comes in response to a question by CBS's 60 Minutes host Norah O'Donnell. The interview at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida touched on a wide range of topics, including the Israel-Palestine conflict, nuclear tests and Venezuela.

Citing the build-up of military assets and lethal air-strikes in the Caribbean Sea, O'Donnell began discussions on Venezuela, asking if the US is going to war with the country.