Trump told reporters that the "facility" the U.S. struck in the Venezuela campaign was "along the shore." (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
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"I don’t want to say that. I know exactly who it was," he said.
"We hit all the boats, and now we hit the area. It’s the implementation area. That’s where they implement. And that is no longer around," the president said during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
In recent weeks, Trump has ramped up pressure aimed at pushing leader Nicolás Maduro from power by announcing a blockade of Venezuela and seizing two ships carrying sanctioned oil. (Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images)
The White House and Pentagon have not publicly confirmed whether any recent strike occurred on Venezuelan soil. Maduro’s government has not publicly acknowledged the attack.
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After prior strikes in the counter-drug campaign, the administration has touted success, even posting footage on social media of boats being struck. However, if the action was carried out covertly, it would limit what U.S. officials could share.
Trump’s comments come amid the largest military buildup in the Caribbean in decades, with some 15,000 troops and the world’s biggest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, stationed in the region.
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