Secretary of State Marco Rubio whispers to President Donald Trump, who is holding the note Rubio handed to him, during a roundtable meeting on Antifa in the State Dining Room at the White House on Oct. 8, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The president said his administration is keeping Congress informed about ongoing efforts to disrupt drug trafficking through Venezuela and Mexico but emphasized that he does not need lawmakers’ approval to act. He said communication with Congress is meant to keep them aware, not to seek authorization.
Trump added that he told Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other officials to meet with lawmakers and convey that the U.S. will not allow narcotics to flow through either country.
"We like to keep Congress involved," he said. "I mean, we're stopping drug dealers and drugs from coming into our country."
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U.S. Southern Command released footage showing a precision strike by U.S. forces on a narcotics vessel operated by a designated terrorist organization in the Eastern Pacific on Nov. 15. (US Southern Command)
"Yeah, we have great support because it's all about drugs," he said. "Well, in Venezuela's case, it's about drugs, and it's also about thousands, hundreds of thousands, of people that they've released into our country."
He said the Biden administration bears responsibility for what he called a historic border crisis, pointing to the influx of migrants and criminals who entered under the previous administration.
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"Our country is doing so well," Trump said. "But what the Biden administration did to our country should never be forgotten."
"The single worst thing they did is allow 20 or 25 million people to pour into our country," he continued. "People from prisons, drug dealers, mental institutions, bad people, gang members – to allow that to happen to the United States, totally unchecked and unvetted,should never be forgotten."
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