Venezuela has accused Donald Trump of making a “colonialist threat” after he said the airspace around the country should be considered closed.

The country’s foreign ministry called Trump’s comments “another extravagant, illegal and unjustified aggression against the Venezuelan people”.

The US does not legally have the authority to close another country’s airspace, but Trump’s online post could lead to travel uncertainty and deter airlines from operating there.

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    1 hour ago

    So you mean it’s exactly like China and Taiwan?

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      37 minutes ago

      Taiwan claims sovereignty over mainland China, I doubt Venezuela does the same with the US.