WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 29 - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States had \"hit\" an area in Venezuela where boats are loaded with drugs, which would mark the first known time the United States has carried out operations on land in Venezuela since a pressure campaign began against the government of President Nicolas Maduro. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

It would mark the first known time the US has carried out operations on land in Venezuela since tensions arose. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

It would mark the first known time the US has carried out operations on land in Venezuela since tensions arose. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. had "hit" an area in Venezuela where boats are loaded ‌with drugs, marking the first known time Washington has carried out land operations in Venezuela since a pressure campaign began against President Nicolas Maduro's government. "There was a major explosion in…

US President Donald Trump has warned for weeks that he is ready to expand the military campaign. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

If Trump’s remark is accurate, this would be the first known attack on land since the beginning of the U.S. military campaign against Venezuela.

WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump said in a radio interview that the United States had knocked out “a big facility” last week as part of his administration’s campaign against Venezuela, an apparent reference to a U.S. attack on a drug trafficking site.

President Donald Trump has indicated that the U.S. has “hit” a dock facility along a shore as he wages a pressure campaign on Venezuela, but the U.S. offered few details.

The administration provided no details of what the president said was an attack last week linked to U.S. efforts to disrupt drug trafficking from Latin America.

The administration provided no details of what the president said was an attack last week linked to U.S. efforts to disrupt drug trafficking from Latin America.

The administration provided no details of what the president said was an attack last week linked to U.S. efforts to disrupt drug trafficking from Latin America.

Trump announces U.S. strikes on a facility linked to drug trafficking in South America amid escalating tensions with Venezuela.

Trump announces U.S. strikes on a facility linked to drug trafficking in South America amid escalating tensions with Venezuela.

Donald Trump appeared to give nonchalant confirmation of the first US land strike in Venezuela during a call on December 26.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has indicated that the U.S. has “hit” a facility in South America as he wages a pressure campaign on Venezuela, but the U.S. offered no other details. Trump made the comments in what seemed to be an impromptu radio interview Friday. The president, who called radio host John Catsimatidis […]

President Donald Trump has indicated that the U.S. has “hit” a dock facility along a shore as he wages a pressure campaign on Venezuela.

Donald Trump declined to say whether the US military or the CIA carried out the strike, or to confirm that it took place inside Venezuela. "I know exactly who it was, but I don't want to say who it was," he said. "But you know it was along the shore."

Argentine President Javier Milei emphasized his admiration for Donald Trump, praising him as a peacemaker and clear-minded leader.

WASHINGTON - President Trump casually told a radio show last week that the U.S. "knocked out" a "big facility," seemingly in Venezuela, as part of the militarized pressure campaign against alleged narco-terrorists. The big picture: If the U.S. struck Venezuela as the president suggested, it would be a major escalation in Trump's mission targeting the Caribbean nation. Yet three days after the remarks, no government agency has provided details, confirmation or evidence of any such attack. • The Pentagon did not confirm whether a strike occurred and referred Axios to the White House regarding the president's comments. • The White House and the CIA did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment, and Venezuelan officials do not appear to have commented on the president's statement. Driving the news: "We just knocked out — I don't know if you read or you saw — they have a big plant or a big facility where they send the ... where the ships come from. Two nights ago, we knocked that out," the president said…