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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that President Donald Trump is gathering “incredible assets” for offensive action targeting drug cartels in Venezuela.
Hegseth’s comments to Fox News on Wednesday came after Trump announced Tuesday that United States forces had struck a drug-carrying vessel in the southern Caribbean, after it departed from Venezuela.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on X that the ship was run by a “designated narco-terrorist organization” and called the action a lethal strike. Later Tuesday in a Truth Social post, Trump said the vessel was operated by the Tren de Aragua gang. The president said 11 were killed in the operation.
“President Trump is willing to go on offense in ways that others have not been,” Hegseth said. “And to send that clear signal to Tren de Aragua, Cartel del Sol and others emanating from Venezuela—we’re not going to allow this kind of activity…”
“We’ve got incredible assets and they are gathering in the region,” the defense secretary said.
This is a developing story and will be updated with additional information.
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