Trump threatens strikes on any country he claims makes drugs for US

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Guardian

Tue 2 Dec 2025 16.17 EST
Last modified on Tue 2 Dec 2025 17.14 EST


Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that any country he believes is making drugs destined illegally for the US is vulnerable to a military attack. The US president’s comments came during a question-and-answer session at the White House at which he also said military strikes on land targets inside Venezuela, which he has accused of narco-terrorism, would “start very soon”.

The exchange with reporters followed a lengthy cabinet meeting at which Trump and Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, moved to put the responsibility with a navy admiral for the extrajudicial killing of two survivors of an attack on an alleged drug smuggling boat in September.

Asked if only Venezuela was in the Pentagon’s crosshairs, Trump said he saw any country producing drugs for contraband as fair game, echoing previous saber-rattling directed at Mexico.

“If they come in through a certain country, or any country, or if we think they’re building mills, whether its fentanyl or cocaine … anybody doing that and selling it into our country is subject to attack. Not just Venezuela,” Trump said, adding that he “heard” Colombia was “making cocaine, they have cocaine plants”.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/02/trump-threatens-strikes-drugs-venezuela

[lamp_shade]

1. China?

[Irish_Dem]

3. Yes China is the primary global source of precursor chemicals used to manufacture illegal synthetic drugs,

most notably fentanyl, which are then distributed to other countries.

These precursors are shipped worldwide, with significant quantities going to Mexico-based transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), such as the Sinaloa Cartel, which then synthesize the chemicals into finished fentanyl and smuggle the drug into the United States.

Of course China is a big source of revenue for the Trump Crime Family.
Trump won't go after China about the drugs.

In fact, Trump probably would demand a cut of the drug profits.

[IronLionZion]

17. He should go after the Sackler family for getting America hooked on Oxy

including his late buddy Rush Limbaugh

[niyad]

2. Orange shitler has gone absolutely power mad.

[Irish_Dem]

5. I think Trump wants the cartels under his control, there is a huge amount of money there.

[johnnyfins]

11. BINGO!!!!

He doesnt give a shit about Americans and dependency. He wants to run the entire market.

[Irish_Dem]

12. Exactly. He doesn't care about illegal drugs in the US.

He and his family have been doing them for decades.
He doesn't care if Americans die from overdoses.

He wants control of the drug trade.

[BumRushDaShow]

9. "Orange shitler has gone absolutely power mad."

Not just "power mad", but "completely insane 'mad'". A King George redux.

History is repeating and it took 250 years for this cycle.

[Irish_Dem]

4. Trump is probably threatening the drug cartels because he wants a cut of the profits.

He does not care about drug use in the US.

Trump sees that a big source of profit for Putin are the Russian drug and sex rings.
Trump wants the same.

[yardwork]

21. Mobster behavior.

Trump has always been a mobster.

[Irish_Dem]

29. Yep he is now a mob boss backed by the US military and all government resources.

And has total immunity for all of his many crimes.

[markie]

6. hey asshole

how 'bout making life better in these united(?) states so we don't require drugs to survive your asshole-ishness??

not you bum.... directed at the man in the story

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Without evidence I would imagine

[Rhiannon12866]

8. What about the infamous convicted drug trafficker he just pardoned today??

[Botany]

15. Yup!

And how much coke has Donny and Don Jr snorted?

He is completely insane.

[Traildogbob]

27. Right!

500 Tons, Fucking Tons of coke into US. And plans to reinstall his a president of the country he shipped it from, as their President. So will He then blow him and that country up? Make the stupid stop, just God Damn the Media.
Anybody says Happy New Year needs a kick in the groin!!!! The New Year will still be under control of this never ending shit.

[Javaman]

10. the US too? nt

[Vinca]

13. Maybe the cartels will pad his bank account so they can peddle drugs to their heart's content.

That's the only reason I can figure he pardoned the Honduran ex-Pres (the guy who shipped in 500 tons of cocaine and made a comment about stuffing it up American noses).

[hadEnuf]

14. It's not about drugs; Trump could care fucking less about that. He wants his cut of the action. Protection money.

He's a criminal and an egomaniac who thinks he's a modern-day Hitler.

[IronLionZion]

16. He's going to strike the USA?

There are meth labs and opioid pill mills all over the US. Find where Melon Husk gets his Ketamine from. It's probably in our country.

[twodogsbarking]

18. Bingo. Watch for a strike near you.

[IronLionZion]

22. Many Americans don't realize drugs are made in their own neighborhoods

or they don't want to admit it.

[Timeflyer]

19. He's distracted us from the Epstein pedophilia with threats of illegal violence and war--a very stable genius.

[twodogsbarking]

20. But making weapons that can kill an entire classroom full of six year olds in twenty seconds is fine.

Well, that's just fine.

[lonely bird]

23. WTAF?

He “heard” Columbia was making cocaine?

[hueymahl]

24. Let's not fall into the trap of defending drug-exporting countries

Trump has played this kind of card before creating 80-20 characterizations of issues.

[BumRushDaShow]

25. So you agree with unilaterally invading a "suspect" country

and destroying "suspect" facilities there?

With all the "pill mills" in operation here, that would open it up for any country to "invade" the U.S. and blow up someone's house or if we have a U.S,-flagged cargo ship loaded with soybeans destined for some location abroad, any country could "claim" that it was "hauling 'drugs'" (or even illegal "weapons" ), and extra-judicially, blow it out of the water.

Everyone is aware of the ridiculous hyperbolic "cards" that they play, but this go-around, it's no longer "hyperbole", and there are repercussions for our actions.

[hueymahl]

33. Of course not

You are creating a straw man here. Trump has masterfully created many 80-20 issues that trigger democrats into taking politically unpopular positions. My point is we should be careful not to fall into his trap of "defending" a country that is exporting illegal drugs. That is a losing popular argument.

[BumRushDaShow]

34. The "straw man"

is your assertion of Democrats being "triggered" by anything that 45 does, with the suggestion that Democrats are "weak on crime", and other nonsense, which is nothing more than a standard RW talking point.

I think we are well past that point now.

There's a difference between demanding accountability before extra-judicial actions are carried out versus "overreacting" to the crap policy decisions or sitting silent and letting such continue.

[hueymahl]

36. I don't know where you are pulling this from

Total mischaracterization Of what I said, followed by a no true Scotsman argument. Do you have any other logical fallacies you want to hit me with?

[BumRushDaShow]

37. This is what you wrote in your reply header

Let's not fall into the trap of defending drug-exporting countries

If you meant something else other than finger-wagging at others replying in the OP, then clarify what you were trying to say with THAT comment.

Otherwise, hauling out what are now old and tired "debate" terms to define my response that disagrees with what you wrote, are meaningless, and to use another "debate" term for your reading pleasure, you are doing nothing but "sealioning" now.

[Aviation Pro]

26. How about Afghanistan 2.0, sleepy baby?

I hear tell they produce high quality H.

[snowybirdie]

28. I seem to remember

That Oxy pills were made and distributed by a nice millionaire USA family. Foisted upon unsuspecting folks by their American doctors. And millions of families destroyed.

[walkingman]

30. Drugs seems to be an acceptable excuse for most bad things everywhere at any time.

The political class has used it historically to justify bad behavior since the early 20th Century. First the temperance and anti-opium movement, and then of course the "War on Drugs" in the 70s. It is always used as the root cause of our social problems like crime and poverty. ( I always think of Reagan supporting illegal drugs for Iran/Contra while screaming "Just Say No" )

So here we go again - fight them drugs in Venezuela, in China and mask the real issues like regime change and economic competition.

So the illegality of the US attacking a sovereign nation is ignored and the drug issues become the issue.

It works and has worked for a century - why stop?

[Attilatheblond]

31. He doesn't care about drugs coming into the US, or he wouldn't have pardoned major importer of drugs

He just wants to see videos of shit being blown up and people being killed because Viagra and Melania just aren't doin it for him anymore.

[ToxMarz]

32. Why does so much of the drug traffic come to the US

Because 'we' buy so much more of it than anywhere else. Quit buying it they'll quit sending it.

[artemisia1]

35. Why not do something about the DEMAND for drugs and taking some responsibilities for AMERICA'S problem? /nt