Overview
- In a Christmas address to U.S. forces, Trump said the country is "now attacking by land" in Latin America.
- He framed the shift as following operations that he said cut maritime drug trafficking by 96%.
- The remarks were reported by China's Xinhua and relayed by Argentine outlets, with no separate confirmation from U.S. agencies.
- Trump praised the crew of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, which the reports say is deployed in the Caribbean.
- Coverage highlights regional sensitivity because of current tensions with Venezuela, though locations and scope of ground actions were not detailed.