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October 24, 2025

"We're Going to Kill Them": Trump Claims Broad Authority to Launch Strikes Against Alleged Drug Boats
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President Trump asserted Thursday that he had the authority to continue
to launch airstrikes against alleged drug boats in international waters
without a congressional declaration of war. Since September, the
Pentagon says it's struck nine alleged drug boats, killing 37 people.

President Donald Trump: "Well, I don't think we're going to necessarily
ask for a declaration of war. I think we're just going to kill people
that are bringing drugs into our country. OK? We're going to kill them.
You know? They're going to be, like, dead. OK."

Trump also denied reports by The Wall Street Journal that the U.S. is
sending B-1 bombers near Venezuela. Meanwhile, Venezuela's Defense
Minister Vladimir Padrino López announced he's deploying armed forces
along the country's coastline.

Vladimir Padrino López: "No attempt to destabilize the Venezuelan nation
will pass through here. They may send however many CIA-affiliated units
in covert operations from any flank of the nation, and any attempt will
fail, as they have failed so far."



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