Trump announces second US strike on Venezuela
The US has carried out a second airstrike on an alleged drug vessel in international waters, President Donald Trump announced on Monday.
Trump claimed the strike killed three men from Venezuela he labeled “confirmed narcoterrorists” and reaffirmed his commitment to continue targeting suspected drug traffickers.
“BE WARNED — IF YOU ARE TRANSPORTING DRUGS THAT CAN KILL AMERICANS, WE ARE HUNTING YOU!,” Trump wrote on social media.
Trump told reporters later that the administration has evidence the targeted boat was heading to the US and carrying drugs. His social media post included a video showing the vessel engulfed in a fiery explosion.
Trump said he believes the airstrikes have curbed the flow of drugs into the US over water, and suggested he would take similar measures against cartels who smuggled drugs into the US across its land borders.