Article snippet: Vice President Mike Pence, speaking from Colombia, emphasized today the U.S. has "many options" when it comes to dealing with the crisis in Venezuela. "What's appropriate is for the United States of America to make it clear that we have, as the president said, many options on Venezuela," Pence said in an interview with NBC News. "We're simply not going to tolerate seeing Venezuela collapse into dictatorship." "President Trump has made it clear - we’re simply not going to stand by while Venezuela crumbles," he continued. Venezuela has recently been rocked by violent protests and political unrest. In a controversial vote in July, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro installed a constitutional assembly of his supporters, with the power to rewrite the country's constitution. Trump's national security adviser H.R. McMaster later labeled Maduro a "dictator" and called into question the freedom of the country's elections. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin also announced economic sanctions targeting Maduro's "regime." According to The Associated Press, more than 120 people have died during four months of protests. President Donald Trump told reporters last Friday at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, that he's not going to rule out military intervention in the country. "We have many options for Venezuela. And, by the way, I'm not going to rule out a military option," Trump said. After meeting with Venezuelan families and local faith leader... Link to the full article to read more