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Video shows lethal U.S. missile strike on Venezuela 'drug boat' as Trump reveals 11 Tren de Aragua members were killed
Daily Mail UK ^ | September 2, 2025 | Nikki Schwab

Posted on 09/02/2025 9:39:11 PM PDT by Morgana

President Donald Trump released a video Tuesday that showed the U.S.'s lethal strike on a vessel involved in the drug trade that was coming out of Venezuela.

In the same Truth Social post, the president revealed that 11 Tren de Aragua Narcoterrorists were killed in the attack.

He initially announced the strike from the Oval Office Tuesday afternoon.

'You'll see that we just, over the last few minutes literally shot out a boat, a drug-carrying boat, a lot of drugs in that boat,' Trump told reporters.

The president said he had just been briefed on the matter by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Daniel 'Razin' Caine.

'We have a lot of drugs pouring into our country, coming in for a long time, and we just - these came out of Venezuela. And coming out very heavily from Venezuela, a lot of things are coming out of Venezuela, so we took it out,' Trump added.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio chimed in directly afterwards.

'As @potus just announced moments ago, today the U.S. military conducted a lethal strike in the southern Caribbean against a drug vessel which had departed from Venezuela and was being operated by a designated narco-terrorist organization,' Rubio said.

Later, Trump jumped on Truth Social to share more details, including that no American military personnel were harmed.

'Please let this serve as notice to anybody even thinking about bringing drugs into the United States of America. BEWARE!' the president said, ending the post with his trademark: 'Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!!!!!!!!!'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 202509; 20250902; canoe; caribbean; carribean; drugs; fishingboat; maduro; narcoterroris; narcoterrorists; tda; trendearagua; venezuela; warning
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winning!!!
1 posted on 09/02/2025 9:39:11 PM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana

Adios Banditos.


2 posted on 09/02/2025 9:42:01 PM PDT by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: Morgana
God bless Donald Trump.

I can’t count how many times, after working to elect a republican, that republican has betrayed his campaign promises.

If you voted for Donald Trump, you get what you voted for.

3 posted on 09/02/2025 9:43:03 PM PDT by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump)
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To: Morgana

If there are eleven guys on that boat, where would there be room for drugs?


4 posted on 09/02/2025 9:44:58 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

You would be shocked in how they pack and store it on those things.


5 posted on 09/02/2025 9:48:52 PM PDT by Morgana ( “Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.” — Alice Paul 🇺🇸 )
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To: Morgana

Crispy Critters!!


6 posted on 09/02/2025 9:49:03 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: Morgana

How long before the media claims the occupants of the boat were part of a wedding party?


7 posted on 09/02/2025 9:54:10 PM PDT by 6AL-4V
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To: HIDEK6

I cheered seeing the video of the strike. But it doesn’t change the fact that the driver for the trade is the vast market and light penalties here. It would take Singapore or Saudi methods to fix this.


8 posted on 09/02/2025 9:58:38 PM PDT by RitchieAprile (available monkeys looking for the change..)
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To: Morgana

Van Hollen is going to head for Venezuela so he can have margaritas with Maduro.


9 posted on 09/02/2025 10:00:04 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Russia? China? Democrats and RINOs are the biggest threat to the survival of America.)
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To: 6AL-4V

from Maryland.


10 posted on 09/02/2025 10:09:19 PM PDT by Cold Heart (Democrats protect criminals and prosecute innocents)
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To: BenLurkin

A cubic meter (610 kilos) of uncut coke weighs about 1350 pounds.


11 posted on 09/02/2025 10:11:12 PM PDT by gundog (The ends justify the mean tweets. )
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To: RitchieAprile

Reduced supply will raise prices The media will claimTrump is creating inflation in the cocaine market.


12 posted on 09/02/2025 10:14:05 PM PDT by gundog (The ends justify the mean tweets. )
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To: Morgana

Tren De Aragua, wasn’t that the guests Joe invited into the country who end up threatening people in Colorado?


13 posted on 09/02/2025 10:14:15 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: Morgana

This is what I voted for. Not tired of winning.


14 posted on 09/02/2025 10:22:50 PM PDT by Noumenon (Duty is as heavy as a mountain; death is as light as a feather. KTF)
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To: Morgana

Sounds like a warning shot to Sheinbaum and Mexico.


15 posted on 09/02/2025 10:38:24 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: 6AL-4V

Or a federal judge orders Trump to send them a new boat.


16 posted on 09/02/2025 10:39:20 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Morgana

What sort of missile would not blow that boat to smithereens? There was a flash and then a fire in the middle of the boat, but it didn’t blow up or sink. Even the high speed mass of a missile would have gone right through that hull. Do we have anti-personnel missiles that do not do much damage to property?

Seems very odd to me.


17 posted on 09/02/2025 10:44:21 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Morgana

She blowed up real good.


18 posted on 09/02/2025 10:58:41 PM PDT by Texas Eagle ("Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack"- Donald J. Trump)
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To: Morgana

May it continue.


19 posted on 09/02/2025 11:11:28 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: HIDEK6

Well said.


20 posted on 09/02/2025 11:11:41 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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