"If the U.S. soils the homeland, the rifles would come to New York and take the White House," Nicolás Maduro Guerra, the son of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, said. Maduro's son threatens to 'take the White House' with guns in case of U.S. intervention

Nicolás Maduro Guerra, the son of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, threatened to "take the White House" with guns if President Donald Trump followed through with a military intervention in the country, a possibility he said he would not rule out on Friday.

"If the U.S. soils the homeland, the rifles would come to New York and take the White House," Maduro Guerra said according to reports from Venezuelan media.


Trump on Friday said he would not rule out the U.S. pursuing “a military option” against Venezuela, which has come under increased pressure for its human rights abuses.

Speaking to reporters from his golf resort in Bedminster, N.J., after meeting with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, Trump said he has “many options” for Venezuela, “including a possible military operation, if necessary.”

The White House later condemned the Maduro regime for its human rights abuses in a statement released late Friday, saying the Venezuelan leader had “refused to heed” the White House's calls for the country to “hold free and fair elections” and instead “chosen the path of dictatorship.”