It looks like the “war on drugs” is now taking on a very literal meaning…
In a bold move, President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have deployed three Navy guided-missile destroyers off the coast of Venezuela in order to combat the drug cartels.
Here’s what we know:
BREAKING: The Trump administration has deployed THREE US Navy guided missile destroyers and an attack submarine off the coast of Venezuela to combat the cartels, per Reuters
The US military is FINALLY taking threats to OUR homeland seriously.
4,000 sailors and Marines are expected to work in the region, and several air assets such as P-8 Poseidons will be deployed as well.
The USS Gravely, USS Jason Dunham and the USS Sampson are the worships being deployed, Reuters reports.
The mission here will be to track, surveil, and disrupt the cartels.
If necessary, these warships are equipped for carrying out targeted strikes.
They will be arriving near Venezuela within 36 hours.
Reuters has more: