US military carries out second strike on Venezuelan narcoterrorists in international waters
President Donald Trump announced the U.S. military has carried out a second strike on Venezuelan cartels as the administration continues its crackdown.
Trump shared a video of what he called a Kinetics Strike which resulted in the death of three male terrorists.
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Posting on Truth Social Trump said:
“This morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a SECOND Kinetic Strike against positively identified, extraordinarily violent drug trafficking cartels and narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility. The Strike occurred while these confirmed narcoterrorists from Venezuela were in International Waters transporting illegal narcotics (A DEADLY WEAPON POISONING AMERICANS!) headed to the U.S. These extremely violent drug trafficking cartels POSE A THREAT to U.S. National Security, Foreign Policy, and vital U.S. Interests. The Strike resulted in 3 male terrorists killed in action. No U.S. Forces were harmed in this Strike. BE WARNED — IF YOU ARE TRANSPORTING DRUGS THAT CAN KILL AMERICANS, WE ARE HUNTING YOU! The illicit activities by these cartels have wrought DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES ON AMERICAN COMMUNITIES FOR DECADES, killing millions of American Citizens. NO LONGER. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!”
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During an interview with Fox News on Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio also said the president has been clear about putting an end to drug trafficking.
“Interdiction alone is not going to stop these drug traffickers,” he told Fox News’ Gillian Turner.
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“They don’t mind losing 2% or 3% of their shipments. They’ve already sort of baked that into their economic plan. What needs to start happening is some of these boats need to get blown up. Some of these boats need to be not just intercepted but stopped,” Rubio said.
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