President Donald Trump participates in a video call with military service members from his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on Nov. 27, 2025, during the Thanksgiving holiday. (Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)
"From sending their poisons into the United States, where they kill hundreds of thousands of people a year — but we're going to take care of that situation," Trump said. "We're already doing a lot… It's about 85% stopped by sea."
The president added, "You probably noticed that now people aren't wanting to be delivering by sea, and we'll be starting to stop them by land also. The land is easier, but that's going to start very soon."
"We warn them, ‘stop sending poison to our country’," Trump said.
US MILITARY KILLS 2 SUSPECTED NARCO-TERRORISTS IN 16TH EASTERN PACIFIC STRIKE, HEGSETH SAYS
A U.S. military drone strike ordered by President Trump destroyed a vessel in the Eastern Pacific on Oct. 22, 2025, killing three suspected narco-terrorists, according to the Department of War. (Department of War)
Since early September, strikes across the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean have destroyed dozens of vessels, many tied to Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang and Colombia’s Ejército de Liberación Nacional.
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The administration has since carried out at least 21 fatal strikes on the boats.
The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Fox News Digital's Greg Wehner and Emma Colton contributed to this report.
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