The message seemed designed to reach Washington as one administration prepares to hand the baton to the next: If the United States keeps messing with Venezuela, then Caracas will retaliate by “liberating” the US territory of Puerto Rico,

Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón asked President-elect Trump to take action after Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro threatened an invasion.

Maduro’s calls for an invasion are a clear attempt to get rid of the United States presence and grow his influence in the area,” González-Colón wrote.

Puerto Rico governor Jenniffer González Colón called Maduro's comments an "open threat to the United States and our national security."

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