U.S. forces carried out airstrikes on another vessel allegedly carrying illegal drugs off the coast of Venezuela on Saturday, President Donald Trump announced on Sunday.
“In recent weeks, the Navy has supported our mission to blow the cartel terrorists the hell out of the water. … We did another one last night. Now we just can’t find any,” Trump said during remarks at Naval Station Norfolk, flanked by two U.S. aircraft carriers.
The administration has carried out several strikes on vessels off the South American coast in recent weeks, including one strike carried out Friday that was referenced by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during his remarks. It wasn’t immediately clear whether Trump was referencing new strikes, but he later confirmed to reporters that the strikes were carried out Saturday….