President Trump posted a video Tuesday afternoon showing the US military bombing another alleged Venezuelan drug boat, killing its six occupants.
“Under my Standing Authorities as Commander-in-Chief, this morning, the Secretary of War, ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO) conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility — just off the Coast of Venezuela,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
https://t.co/AYyPZuUsm9 pic.twitter.com/1gY3vBnvqa — Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) October 14, 2025
“Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking narcotics, was associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks, and was transiting along a known DTO route. The strike was conducted in International Waters, and six male