Trump says US struck another Venezuelan drug vessel, killing three

[demmiblue]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. military carried out a strike on a Venezuelan drug cartel vessel that had been on its way to the United States.

He said three men were killed in the strike, adding that it occurred in international waters.

"This morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a SECOND Kinetic Strike against positively identified, extraordinarily violent drug trafficking cartels and narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

"These extremely violent drug trafficking cartels POSE A THREAT to U.S. National Security, Foreign Policy, and vital U.S. Interests," Trump said.


Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-says-us-struck-another-venezuelan-drug-vessel-killing-three-2025-09-15/

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Another US strike on a vessel alleged to be smuggling drugs in the Caribbean.

Once again, the specific entity and individuals targeted are not identified—simply labelled as "terrorists." 1/n

— Brian Finucane (@bcfinucane.bsky.social) 2025-09-15T20:08:59.476Z

The US military killed three people in another deadly strike on a vessel in international waters around South America allegedly "transporting illegal narcotics" from Venezuela, President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post. https://cnn.it/4na60EM

— CNN (@cnn.com) 2025-09-15T20:37:27.065538936Z

[Irish_Dem]

1. Trump has to get the attention back on him.

There is only one star in Trump's reality TV show.

[Lovie777]

2. No evidence...................

3 dies. 14 now have died with no evidence.

[hadEnuf]

18. Practice for Trump on execution with no evidence.

Coming to a country you live in soon.

Why do people think Miller and the rest of the fascists want to target "left groups" as terrorists?

[Torchlight]

3. Epstein's not going anywhere, little man.

Keep up with your tantrums little fella, but the sand is shifting with or without you.

[Diraven]

4. So why are they singling out Venezuela?

Far more drugs are smuggled into the US from Mexico and Colombia.

[Ritabert]

5. He has a $50 million bounty on Maduro and...

...is itching for an invasion of Venezuela. Presumably to seize their oil facilities.

[Justice matters.]

25. His real boss (Putin) doesn't want that.

So king pedofelon the first will keep murdering humans in motorboats that never can reach the US coasts in international waters.

[Ritabert]

33. Yep. No way those boats are getting to the US without a lot of refueling.

[Klarkashton]

9. They want to install a right wing dictator and "liberate"

Their oil.

[thought crime]

35. Rival gang?

[Blues Heron]

7. We knew he would kill again, this serial killer has killed more than the Gilgo beach guy, who he looks like

[Richard_GB]

8. Murdering three

To be clear.

[Klarkashton]

10. Military obeying illegal illegitimate orders..

Right on cue.

[bluestarone]

13. Yep, the one we were counting on to save our country

Holy fuck!

[niyad]

23. The minute kegsbreath was put in charge, I figured we were screwed,

at least as far as the military is concerned.

[maxsolomon]

11. A crew of 3 is much more likely to be a drug-runner boat

than the 11 who were turning back to port before being droned.

the Coast Guard could 100% intercept these boats.

[demmiblue]

12. Wait, so don't go fishing or the US Navy will murder you?

Trump: "We're seeing that there are no ships in the ocean anymore ... no there are no boats. I wonder why? Meaning, no drugs are coming across. Probably stopping some fishermen too. To be honest, if I were a fisherman, I wouldn't want to go fishing either. 'Maybe they think I have drugs downstairs'"

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-09-15T21:25:16.508Z

ericbrandon.bsky.social
‪@ericbrandon.bsky.social‬

Wait, so don't go fishing or the US Navy will murder you?

September 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM

[Wonder Why]

14. One of these times, they'll find a real drug runner then justify the killings on the grounds that

"See, these guys used a boat! That proves those others that also used boats were drug runners."

If IT was president during WW2, he'd order the Navy to sink all lifeboats as "they must be enemy troops because our loser sailors would have gone down with the ship after being torpedoed".

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. Just blast the shit out of boats willy nilly

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Than claim you were after drug dealers

[wolfie001]

16. All of these Venezuelans are being murdered by tRUMP

He's doing everything he can to distract from the Epstein files. Why can't our navy just pull alongside these boats and search them? This is politically inspired murder just like 'Night of the Long Knives.' He's a sick, fat, sociopathic imbecile surrounded by bootlicking toadies.

[niyad]

17. All this killing that he orders is his little blue pill.

[thomski64]

19. And he's totally forgotten about the threat of Greenland

[niyad]

22. For the moment, anyway.

[TommyT139]

27. Yep. Dead Fascist CK went there with Don Jr.

...and evidently just got back from a world tour where he was exporting nativism and strengthening maga-clone parties to copy the trumpists.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/11/hellhole-uk-stolen-elections-south-korea-charlie-kirk-took-message-abroad

Most recently in the matter of Greenland, the Dutch govt has sternly called US ambassadors on the carpet or something. So that has to fade.

The, when it's convenient, the Greenland issue will come back, probably with carefully edited footage of the hateful saint Charlie "Stone all the Gays" Kirk in Greenland.

[niyad]

30. I would say you are quite correct.

[FoggyLake]

20. I'll just call it what it is: He's on a murder spree.

But I guess that's what serial killers do.

[niyad]

21. yes

[moniss]

24. Another extrajudicial killing. nt

[LonePirate]

26. How in the hell is a boat that size supposed to travel the 1300+ miles between Caracas and Miami?

If it weren't for the Russia-Ukraine war, the world would be laser focused on these atrocities and we would be the subject of a variety of sanctions.

[Dave Bowman]

28. Must be one of these magical electric boats, shark battery something.

That maniac needs a straight jacket asap.

[Botany]

29. This was murder nothing more and nothing less.

Trump is a monster.

[CentralMass]

31. The Mango Malefactor is out of control.

[sinkingfeeling]

32. Does ordering the murder of people get one into heaven?

[no_hypocrisy]

34. Can Venezuelan families sue civilly in

International Court. Presidential Immunity only covers criminal activity.

[EndlessWire]

36. Someone needs to ask

the Roberts Court if murdering people in international waters is covered by his immunity.

He thinks it's FUNNY to murder people who are in international waters without due process. What was it about those planes that took off with unprocessed prisoners, something about them being in international air space...

"I think the fishing business has probably been hurt." He knows he's threatening and probably blowing up fishing boats. He knows. He's simply enjoying using his power to murder people.

He's now a serial killer. A serial rapist, a serial killer...He's working up his nerve to publicly murder US citizens on our own soil. He's trying to catch up to his admired dictatorial buddies. "See, I can do it, too." He's proud of it. There is no material worth in this.

Please make this bastard go away. Arrest him and deport him.