Trump Orders Strikes on Drug Boats: A Clear Message on Fentanyl
- U.S. took direct military action against drug-running vessels tied to narcoterrorism.
- The strikes killed suspected traffickers while avoiding U.S. casualties.
- President Trump framed the operations as necessary to stop fentanyl and protect American lives.
- This marks an escalation in confronting international drug cartels operating near U.S. waters.
President Trump on Friday posted a video of a third drug-trafficking vessel getting blown up. The strikes are being presented as targeted actions against cartel-linked threats trafficking lethal narcotics toward the United States. Supporters see this as decisive leadership to stop the fentanyl flood harming American families.
“On my Orders, the Secretary of War ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking illicit narcotics, and was transiting along a known narcotrafficking passage enroute to poison Americans. The strike killed 3 male narcoterrorists aboard the vessel, which was in international waters. No U.S. Forces were harmed in this strike. STOP SELLING FENTANYL, NARCOTICS, AND ILLEGAL DRUGS IN AMERICA, AND COMMITTING VIOLENCE AND TERRORISM AGAINST AMERICANS!!!” Trump said on Truth Social.
President Trump on Monday announced that US forces have conducted another strike against a Venezuelan drug boat with “confirmed narcoterrorists” smuggling illegal narcotics. The administration frames these actions as lawful and necessary to protect American citizens from imported poison. Conservatives argue this is the kind of unambiguous action needed after years of ineffective policies.
“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 President said in a statement. “The Strike resulted in 3 male terrorists killed in action. No U.S. Forces were harmed in this Strike.”
This follows earlier announcements when the administration said it struck a Venezuelan Tren de Aragua boat attempting to smuggle drugs into the U.S. Trump posted footage of that strike and warned, “Please let this serve as notice to anybody even thinking about bringing drugs into the United States of America. BEWARE!” The message is blunt: treat the trafficking of lethal opioids like an act of war against American communities.
Trump issued a stern warning to the narcoterrorists on Truth Social on Monday, stating “BE WARNED — IF YOU ARE TRANSPORTING DRUGS THAT CAN KILL AMERICANS, WE ARE HUNTING YOU!” He added that cartel activity has had “DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES ON AMERICAN COMMUNITIES FOR DECADES, killing millions of American Citizens. NO LONGER.” The administration casts these strikes as a new chapter in protecting the homeland from killers who profit from addiction and death.
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