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Trump's First Strike: Targeting Venezuelan Drug Smugglers

12/10/2025

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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth detailed the Trump administration's first strike on a suspected drug-smuggling vessel off Venezuela during a Reagan National Defense Forum speech.
He said he personally authorized the strike on September 2 and watched it from the Pentagon.
The operation is part of over 20 strikes against cartel networks in the Caribbean, and Hegseth said morale has improved under U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth detailed the Trump administration's first strike on a suspected drug-smuggling vessel off Venezuela during a Reagan National Defense Forum speech.
He said he personally authorized the strike on September 2 and watched it from the Pentagon.
The operation is part of over 20 strikes against cartel networks in the Caribbean, and Hegseth said morale has improved under U.S. President Donald Trump.