President Trump on Thursday said that the US will “very soon” start stopping suspected Venezuelan drug trafficking networks “by land” in a shift from his thus-far seaborne military campaign.
“In recent weeks, you’ve been working to deter Venezuelan drug traffickers, of which there are many,” Trump said in a call with US service members on Thanksgiving.
“Of course, there aren’t too many coming in by sea anymore. Have you probably noticed that?”
The president noted that the traffickers who send their “poisons” into the US and “kill hundreds of thousands of people a year,” have already hastened sea operations by 85% since an onslaught of strikes on suspected drug-carrying boats.
“From sending their poisons into the United States, where they kill hundreds of thousands of people a year — but we’re going to take care of that situation,” Trump said.
