President Trump suggested land operations in Venezuela may begin "very soon" in the Oval Office Wednesday. (Will Oliver/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"We know every route. We know every house. We know where they manufacture this crap, the poison … they’ve been feeding us," he said.
Trump has repeatedly accused the Maduro government of weaponizing migration. On Wednesday, he repeated his claim that Venezuela "sent us killers, murderers … drug dealers at the highest level … gang members and people from their mental institutions," alleging the country had "emptied their prisons into our country."
He argued that this occurred because the U.S. had previously been run by "stupid people … really stupid people."
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A U.S. military drone strike on an alleged drug-carrying submersible in the Caribbean. (Credit: President Donald Trump via Truth Social)
Trump also defended the decision to strike drug-smuggling vessels and suggested the same standard applied to operators of land-based narcotics hubs.
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"I support the decision to knock out the boats," he said. "Whoever is piloting those boats, they’re guilty of trying to kill people in our country."
The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Jasmine Baehr is a Breaking News Writer for Fox News Digital, where she covers politics, the military, faith and culture.
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