remarks<\/a> at the Navy\u2019s 250th anniversary celebration. \u201cWe can\u2019t find any [boats] anymore. Even fishing boats, nobody wants to go into the water anymore.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cThey\u2019re not coming in by sea anymore,\u201d Trump said. \u201cSo now we\u2019ll have to start looking about the land because they\u2019ll be forced to go by land.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His comments come as U.S. forces continue a series of airstrikes targeting suspected drug boats off the coast of Venezuela and elsewhere in the Caribbean. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Friday, the Department of War confirmed a strike that killed four people described as \u201cnarco-terrorists\u201d aboard a vessel in international waters. It was the fourth confirmed attack under Washington\u2019s expanded anti-cartel campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trump also mentioned \u201canother one last night\u201d during his speech, though it remains unclear if he was referring to the previously announced strike or a new one. The Department of War has not confirmed any additional operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The maritime campaign began after the United States deployed warships to the Caribbean to target drug routes linked to Venezuela\u2019s Tren de Aragua network, which Washington has designated a foreign terrorist organization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
U.S. officials have described the group as one of the region\u2019s most violent criminal organizations, accusing it of trafficking drugs, weapons, and people under the direction of Venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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