Trump says Venezuelan boat strikes saved over 100,000 lives

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Officials, locals undercut Trump claims about Venezuela drug boats
Trump says the U.S. is blowing up boats carrying deadly fentanyl to the United States. U.S. and other officials say the route under attack carries cocaine and marijuana to Europe and Africa.

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Rep. Darrell Issa 'all in' on Trump's Venezuelan drug boat strikes
Fact check: Trump says Venezuelan boat strikes saved over 100,000 lives
U.S. will send survivors of strike on ‘drug-carrying submarine’ back to Ecuador and Colombia, says Trump
“The two surviving terrorists are being returned to their Countries of origin, Ecuador and Colombia, for detention and prosecution,” U.S. President Trump said on Truth Social.

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US to repatriate survivors of drug boat strike to Colombia, Ecuador: Donald Trump
US Will Send Survivors of Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel Back to Ecuador and Colombia, Trump Says
Trump Losing Allies In U.S. Backyard After ‘Sub’ Attack? Petro Explodes | 'Troops Sedated Colombian'
Colombian Interior Minister Armando Benedetti confirmed that the 34-year-old man repatriated from the U.S. arrived in critical condition, suffering from brain trauma, sedated and on a ventilator.

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‘25,000 Americans would have died’: Trump says US forces destroyed ‘very large’ drug submarine in Caribbean
Trump ends aid to Colombia and calls country's leader a 'drug leader'

Is Trump’s ‘heat’ on Venezuela the start of a wider campaign for regime change?

Experts and some lawmakers suspect that Trump's quest targeting alleged drug boats in the Caribbean is designed to exert pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro so he's ousted.

Defense Secretary Hegseth Outlines Latest Boat Strike Off Venezuela

The U.S. has carried out several strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the area since September that has killed dozens.

U.S. Embassy issues warning to Americans in Trinidad and Tobago as tensions with Venezuela escalate

Venezuela is just miles away from Trinidad, where people in one coastal community are mourning the disappearance of two local fishermen believed killed in a U.S. strike on Tuesday.

Trump says Venezuela's Maduro doesn’t want to ‘f--- around’ with the US

President Donald Trump's comments came as he confirmed reports Maduro put forth a proposal that would allow the U.S. to tap into Venezuela's natural resources.

As Trump raises pressure on Venezuela, senators hope to lower heat

Democratic and Republican U.S. senators announced plans to force a vote on a resolution to prevent military action against Venezuela without congressional authorization.

Nigeria-Venezuela match scheduled for Houston has been canceled, per ESPN

The Nigeria-Venezuela international soccer friendly scheduled for Nov. 14 at Shell Energy Stadium has been canceled following Nigeria's advancement to the second round of World Cup qualifying in Africa.
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María Corina Machado: ‘Venezuela’s freedom is near. It has been a long and painful journey’

The Venezuelan opposition leader, recently awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, asserts that the Maduro regime ‘is weaker than ever’
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