President Donald Trump is reportedly considering military strikes against drug cartels deep inside Venezuela as part of a strategy to dismantle Nicolas Maduro’s regime.
This comes amid Trump’s ongoing war on narco-trafficking, which he views as a direct threat to American security, especially with drugs flowing across the southern border under failed Biden-Harris policies.
Citing multiple unnamed sources, CNN reported Friday that Trump has approved options for targeted strikes in Venezuela, following a recent operation that sank an alleged drug-smuggling boat.
As reported by CNN:
The US has moved substantial military firepower into the Caribbean in recent weeks, a move meant in part to be a signal to Maduro, according to multiple White House officials.
Ships armed with Tomahawk missiles, an attack submarine, a range of aircraft and more than 4,000 US sailors and Marines are now all positioned near Venezuela.
Two White House officials told CNN 10 advanced F-35 fighter jets are also being sent to Puerto Rico, where a Marine unit is currently conducting amphibious landing training exercises.
The administration has taken steps to connect Maduro to its broader anti-drug mission – labeling him as a narco-terrorist with ties to some of those recently-designated cartels – and doubling the bounty for his arrest to $50 million.
This shift would classify cartel operatives as enemy combatants, not merely criminals, enabling decisive military action.
White House officials stressed that no final decision has been made on strikes inside Venezuela, but the option remains open if it serves U.S. interests.
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