India, Dec. 23 -- President Donald Trump is expected to make a major announcement on Monday, December 22, from Mar-a-Lago - his resort-cum-residence in Palm Beach, Florida, alongside the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, and the Secretary of the Navy, John Phelan.

The announcement is being closely looked at amid concerns of a potential US escalation in Venezuela as the "war on drugs" rages on in the Caribbean waters. The announcement is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. EST on Monday afternoon, according to the President's schedule.

President Trump is currently vacationing at Mar-a-Lago amid the Christmas holidays, and the schedule is relatively light on Monday. His official work starts at 3:30 p.m. EST, when he is expected to receive an intelligenc...