"Trump has ordered the military to conduct legally suspect bombings on Venezuelan boats in the Caribbean and Pacific that he claims were carrying drugs. More than 80 people have been killed in the attacks. The Trump administration maintains that Venezuelan drugs are killing our people, as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth put it last month. But Venezuela does not produce fentanyl, which is by far the leading cause of death among Americans who overdose on illicit substances."
"But one of the things it's about is the fact that they've allowed millions of people to come into our country from their prisons, from gangs, from drug dealers, and from mental institutions. Trump went on to dubiously claim that nearly 12,000 murders entered the U.S. and that many of them are from Venezuela. He then reiterated his previous pledge about bombing Venezuela itself. If you look at drug traffic, drug traffic by sea is down 92%, the president alleged."
President Donald Trump ordered military bombings of Venezuelan boats in the Caribbean and Pacific claiming they carried drugs, resulting in more than 80 deaths. The administration asserts Venezuelan drugs are killing Americans, while Venezuela does not produce fentanyl, the leading cause of overdose deaths in the U.S. Venezuela holds vast oil reserves, and U.S. forces interdicted and seized an oil tanker. The president linked Venezuelan migration and criminality to increased U.S. violence and vowed land operations and potential bombing of Venezuela. Administration rhetoric also included claims of a 92% drop in maritime drug traffic.
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