Overview
- In a Friday interview on WABC with John Catsimatidis, President Donald Trump said the United States took out a "big plant or a big facility" tied to drug trafficking "two nights ago."
- U.S. officials said he was referring to a drug facility in Venezuela that was eliminated, though they offered no information on the location, method, or specific role of the site.
- Military officials said they had no information to share, and the CIA and the White House declined to comment.
- Venezuela has not publicly reported an attack, and, if confirmed, the strike would be the first known land operation in the current campaign.
- Since September, U.S. forces have struck suspected cocaine-running boats—operations reported to have killed at least 105 people—drawing legal criticism, as the administration pursues broader pressure on Nicolás Maduro, including CIA planning authorization and efforts to cut oil revenue.