Trump signals imminent land strikes in Venezuela, blaming a navy admiral for a deadly September attack
Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that any country he believes is making drugs destined illegally for the US is vulnerable to a military attack.
The US president’s comments came during a question and answer session at the White House at which he also said military strikes on land targets inside Venezuela, which he has accused of narco-terrorism, will “start very soon”.
The exchange with reporters followed a lengthy cabinet meeting at which Trump and Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, moved to put the responsibility with a navy admiral for the extrajudicial killing of two survivors of an attack on an alleged drugs smuggling boat in September.
Asked if only Venezuela was in the Pentagon’s crosshairs, Trump said he saw any country producing drugs for contraband as fair game, echoing previous saber-rattling directed at Mexico.
