President Donald Trump denied B-1 bombers flew toward Venezuela amid cartel threats Tuesday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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During the roundtable with law enforcement and administration officials to discuss the successes of the Homeland Security Task Forces, Trump honed in on the ongoing efforts to curb illegal drug smuggling into the U.S., noting he believes the cartels will begin infiltrating the U.S. by land.
"Now they're coming in by land," Trump said. "Even the land is concerned, because I told them … the land is going to be next. We may go to the Senate, we may go to Congress, and tell them about it. But I can't imagine they'd have any problem with it."
The suspected drug smuggling vessel moments before it was destroyed in a U.S. strike on Tuesday. (X.com/SecWar)
The attack marked the ninth vessel strike since September, and the second strike reported in the Eastern Pacific.
A total of 37 people have reportedly been killed, with two survivors later repatriated to their home countries.
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When asked by reporters why he is not asking Congress to approve a declaration of war against the cartels, the president alluded that he did not think it was needed.
"I don't think we're going to necessarily ask for a declaration of war," Trump said. "I think we're just going to kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. … They're going to be, like, dead."
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