Overview

• In a Truth Social post, President Donald Trump demanded that Venezuela immediately take back prisoners and people from mental institutions in the United States and called Venezuelan migrants “monsters.”
• Trump warned of an “incalculable” price if Caracas does not comply, claiming thousands in the U.S. have been harmed or killed by those he described as dangerous arrivals.
• WION reported that Trump said U.S. forces struck a vessel in the U.S. Southern Command area and killed three people, following earlier attacks that reportedly left 11 dead.
• Earlier in September the administration dispatched eight warships to international waters near Venezuela as part of a broader pressure campaign.
• A declassified U.S. intelligence memo reportedly disputes claims that the Tren de Aragua gang operates at the direction of Venezuela’s government, a point Venezuela has seized on while asserting its right to defend itself.