{"id":61888,"date":"2025-11-27T19:50:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T00:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=61888"},"modified":"2025-11-27T19:50:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T00:50:29","slug":"trump-says-u-s-to-begin-targeting-land-routes-used-by-venezuelan-traffickers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/trump-says-u-s-to-begin-targeting-land-routes-used-by-venezuelan-traffickers\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says U.S. to begin targeting land routes used by Venezuelan traffickers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Trump said that the United States will soon begin targeting land routes used by Venezuelan drug traffickers, according to remarks made during a Thanksgiving call with troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump spoke on Thursday, saying service members have recently worked to deter Venezuelan traffickers from sending narcotics toward the United States. Trump said maritime routes had been heavily disrupted and claimed the United States would \u201cstart\u201d preventing smuggling attempts by land \u201cvery soon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe almost stopped [them] by sea,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rKVM9pn0RZY\">Trump said<\/a>. &#8220;We will be starting to stopping by land also.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, Trump said he would not rule out sending U.S. troops into Venezuela, according to comments he made during an exchange with reporters at the White House. Asked if he would exclude the possibility of deploying U.S. forces on the ground, he replied, \u201cNo I don\u2019t rule out that. I don\u2019t rule out on anything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trump administration has recently increased pressure on Maduro\u2019s government. 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