President Trump is threatening to conduct land strikes against drug traffickers in foreign countries. Even as Congress scrutinizes the legality of the Pentagon’s attacks on suspected drug boats near Venezuela, the president says the U-S military will soon expand its counter-narcotics mission. “We’re going to start doing those strikes on land, too. You know, the […]
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Trump says U.S. to start land strikes “soon” against drug runners
President Trump is threatening to conduct land strikes against drug traffickers in foreign countries. Even as Congress scrutinizes the legality of the Pentagon’s attacks on suspected drug boats near Venezuela, the president says the U-S military will soon expand its counter-narcotics mission. “We’re going to start doing those strikes on land, too. You know, the land is much easier,” Trump said. Last weekend, the president warned that Venezuela’s airspace should be considered “closed in its entirety.”
