The USS Gravely and two other naval destroyers were deployed to Venezuela as the Trump administration takes on drug cartels and President Maduro. (Getty Images)
"We hope that the United States will do more things conducive to peace and security in Latin America and the Caribbean region," she added.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House.
At least three Aegis guided-missile destroyers — USS Gravely and USS Jason Dunham among them — are part of the mission that includes thousands of Marines.
"On day one of the Trump Administration, the President published an Executive Order designating drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, clearly identifying them as a direct threat to the national security of the United States," Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Tuesday.
VENEZUELA HUMAN RIGHTS HIT NEW LOW AS US PUTS $50M BOUNTY ON MADURO'S HEAD: STATE DEPARTMENT
The Trump administration is taking on "narco-terrorist" Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro in an effort to save American lives. (Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images)
Meanwhile, the Justice Department said it has seized more than $700 million in assets tied to the embattled dictator, including two private jets and nine luxury vehicles.
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Maduro, indicted in New York in 2020 on narco-terrorism and cocaine importation conspiracy charges, has clung to power with military backing and allegedly with support from Russia, China and Cuba.
Fox News Digital's Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
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