US President Donald Trump raises his fist as he boards Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey on September 14, 2025, after spending the weekend at his Bedminster residence. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
The president also said that the number of boats seen off the coast of Venezuela, where his administration recently bolstered the U.S. Navy's presence, has decreased significantly.
"We'll see what happens," Trump told reporters for a second time when asked if he intends to launch additional strikes on Venezuelan drug-smuggling boats. "There's certainly not a lot of boats out there. …. There's been very little boat traffic."
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When asked on Sunday if he was concerned about a possible escalation from Maduro, who has labeled some of Trump's actions illegal, Trump pointed to the millions of drug deaths that occurred in the U.S. last year.
President Donald Trump recently shared dramatic video of a U.S. military strike that blew apart a Venezuelan drug boat in the southern Caribbean, leaving nearly a dozen suspected Tren de Aragua (TdA) narco-terrorists dead. (@realDonaldTrump via Truth Social)
"A lot of drugs are coming out of Venezuela. A lot of Tren de Aragua," Trump told reporters. "They're trying to get out, but we're stopping them successfully at the border in Venezuela."
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In February, the Trump administration also designated drug cartel groups like Tren de Aragua, the Sinaloa Cartel and others as foreign terrorist organizations.
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