While taking questions from reporters at the White House President Donald Trump reiterated his administration’s intent to pursue land-based military actions against drug trafficking networks in Venezuela.
“We’re going to start doing those strikes on land, too. You know, the land is much easier, much easier. And we know the routes they take. We know everything about them. We know where they live. We know where the bad ones live, and we’re going to start that very soon too,” the president told reporters.
The president’s comments build on similar remarks made earlier in the week and underscores an escalation from maritime interdictions to potential operations on Venezuelan soil.