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demmiblue

(38,807 posts)
Tue Oct 14, 2025, 04:04 PM Yesterday

U.S. strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs near Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says

Source: PBS

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the U.S. struck another small boat that he accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.

The Republican president said Tuesday in a post on social media that six people aboard the vessel were killed in the strike and no U.S. forces were harmed. It’s the fifth deadly strike in the Caribbean as the Trump administration has asserted that it is treating alleged drug traffickers as unlawful combatants who must be met with military force.

Frustration with the administration has been growing on Capitol Hill among members of both major political parties. Some Republicans are seeking more information from the White House on the legal justification and details of the strikes. Democrats contend the strikes violate U.S. and international law.

Trump said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the strike Tuesday morning and released a video of the strike, as he has in the past.

Read more: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/u-s-strikes-another-boat-accused-of-carrying-drugs-near-venezuela-killing-6-trump-says

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U.S. strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs near Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says (Original Post) demmiblue Yesterday OP
Like the Gilgo beach serial killer he resembles, Trump has developed a deadly bloodlust. He will kill again. Blues Heron Yesterday #1
Yes add serial killer to the list of Trump's crimes. Irish_Dem Yesterday #4
Should that be a separate impeachment article or another abuse of power? William Seger Yesterday #6
So many crimes, it is hard to remember and categorize all of them. Irish_Dem Yesterday #7
Just like Dubya Bush RazorbackExpat 13 hrs ago #11
Sadistic psychopaths with way too much power. Irish_Dem 13 hrs ago #12
Yeah...Exactly what really happened to his first wife? Exactly what happened to Epstein?? Bengus81 11 hrs ago #14
I still want to hear how one of these small boats is capable of making the 1300+ mile trip to the US. LonePirate Yesterday #2
This Bayard Yesterday #3
The clip I seen on the NBC evening news KS Toronado 20 hrs ago #9
Murder Picaro Yesterday #5
Yep, ty supreme court for giving this murdering asshole the power bluestarone Yesterday #8
This was an act of murder Botany 13 hrs ago #10
how i see it. barbtries 12 hrs ago #13
And what does Maria Machado think of that? ananda 11 hrs ago #15
Get a boat with some well dressed mannequins in it and send it out Venezuela....... Bengus81 11 hrs ago #16
But Venezuela isn't saying who they are. So they probably are smugglers JohnnyRingo 11 hrs ago #17
Navy personnel once again Miguelito Loveless 10 hrs ago #18

Blues Heron

(7,810 posts)
1. Like the Gilgo beach serial killer he resembles, Trump has developed a deadly bloodlust. He will kill again.
Tue Oct 14, 2025, 04:06 PM
Yesterday

Irish_Dem

(76,224 posts)
4. Yes add serial killer to the list of Trump's crimes.
Tue Oct 14, 2025, 05:05 PM
Yesterday

I believe he has had a bloodlust for sometime.
And we know he likes inflicting pain from the stories we have heard about his rapes.

William Seger

(11,894 posts)
6. Should that be a separate impeachment article or another abuse of power?
Tue Oct 14, 2025, 05:32 PM
Yesterday

I hope someone is making a list -- it's easy to forget stuff.

Irish_Dem

(76,224 posts)
7. So many crimes, it is hard to remember and categorize all of them.
Tue Oct 14, 2025, 05:41 PM
Yesterday

I personally think serial killing is worthy of a separate article of impeachment.
But what do I know?

RazorbackExpat

(659 posts)
11. Just like Dubya Bush
Wed Oct 15, 2025, 07:07 AM
13 hrs ago

Remember how he smirked whenever he talked about signing someone's death warrant?

Irish_Dem

(76,224 posts)
12. Sadistic psychopaths with way too much power.
Wed Oct 15, 2025, 07:12 AM
13 hrs ago

Little Bush was drunk all the time.
I never saw him sober in any video clips of him.

Bengus81

(9,511 posts)
14. Yeah...Exactly what really happened to his first wife? Exactly what happened to Epstein??
Wed Oct 15, 2025, 08:33 AM
11 hrs ago

LonePirate

(14,249 posts)
2. I still want to hear how one of these small boats is capable of making the 1300+ mile trip to the US.
Tue Oct 14, 2025, 04:09 PM
Yesterday

KS Toronado

(21,548 posts)
9. The clip I seen on the NBC evening news
Wed Oct 15, 2025, 12:02 AM
20 hrs ago

appeared to show a boat that wasn't moving, I'm thinking deep sea fishermen also.

Picaro

(2,225 posts)
5. Murder
Tue Oct 14, 2025, 05:17 PM
Yesterday

Trump is murdering these people. Even if they are transporting drugs they don’t merit summary execution. Trump is not only a rapist pedophile, but a murderer.

He is no better than Duterte.

bluestarone

(20,488 posts)
8. Yep, ty supreme court for giving this murdering asshole the power
Tue Oct 14, 2025, 05:42 PM
Yesterday

To MURDER anybody anytime. Hell, they would accept this just like everything before with NO COMMENT!!

barbtries

(30,827 posts)
13. how i see it.
Wed Oct 15, 2025, 08:24 AM
12 hrs ago

they're murdering people with impunity and bragging about it.

not a good sign of things to come.

Bengus81

(9,511 posts)
16. Get a boat with some well dressed mannequins in it and send it out Venezuela.......
Wed Oct 15, 2025, 08:37 AM
11 hrs ago

Take plenty of video of it being set up and send it out. Then..see how long it takes for Trump to murder a boat load of mannequins.

JohnnyRingo

(20,214 posts)
17. But Venezuela isn't saying who they are. So they probably are smugglers
Wed Oct 15, 2025, 09:06 AM
11 hrs ago

I believe a legitimate international journey would involve a passenger manifest filed with Venezuela and if civilians were aboard a legal leisure cruise, the government would be up in proverbial arms. Instead they made a mild rebuke of the practice.

I'm not saying it's the right way to fight drug smuggling, but either by luck or by guile it appears he's been cutting off a supply route so far. It's a big risk though and one mistake will spark an international episode. They will likely find another way to get through because it's a lot on money involved.

TBH... Making a high speed run to Florida in a Cigarette boat isn't the best idea.

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