Uh, Republican Senator Eric Schmidt of Missouri repeatedly dodged questions about whether he supported President Trump's pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was convicted of conspiring to traffic 400 tons of cocaine into the US. The Republican lawmaker instead insulted the show's host and attempted to defend Trump's boat strikes while claiming to not know the details of the widely reported pardon story. I think that happened here.>> Do you support this pardon of the former Hondur ...

And then it's getting after and going after narot terrorists and designated terrorist organizations in our own hemisphere. Uh as I've said and I'll say again, we've only just begun striking narco boats and putting narot terrorists uh at the bottom of the ocean because they've been poisoning the American people. And President Trump said, "No, we're taking the gloves off. We're taking the fight to these designated terror organizations." And that's exactly what we're doing.So we're stopping the drugs. We're st ...

Counter-Narcotics Strategy - The administration is actively targeting narco-terrorists and designated terrorist organizations in the hemisphere [1] - The strategy involves striking narco boats and disrupting their operations [1][2] - The approach marks a shift from previous administrations' "rinse and repeat" approach, emphasizing deterrence [3] Drug Interdiction - Drug flow by sea has reportedly decreased by 91% [2] - The success in interdiction has led to a temporary pause due to the scarcity of boats to strike [2]

The US is flexing its military might abroad. The USS Gerald Ford, the biggest, most advanced aircraft carrier in the American fleet, now joining at least eight warships and a nuclear sub already deployed in the waters off Latin America. Far more firepower than what's needed to sink a few alleged drug smuggling boats.In recent weeks, President Trump has authorized nearly 20 attacks on boats, killing at least 76 people. The real target maybe Venezuela. President Trump calls its authoritarian President Nichola ...

not a conventional dictator. We are facing an narco terrorist structure that has turned Venezuelan territory, Venezuelan resources, Venezuelan's institutions and that turned them in to to the fa to the favor to the activities of a criminal cartel. >> And this language you use, naroterrorism, this is exactly the language that the Trump administration uses about Venezuela.And President Trump is saying after the boat strikes, the land will be next. Do you support US military strikes on the territory of Venezue ...

US-Cartel Conflict Declaration - US is declaring itself at war with drug cartels, designating them as terrorist organizations [3] - Any action by these cartels is now considered a direct attack on the United States [3] Military Action - US launched a deadly strike on a "narco trafficking vessel" [1] - Secretary of Defense directed another strike on a boat allegedly carrying drugs and "narco terrorists," resulting in four deaths [2][3] - Video of the strike was posted [3] Legal Justification and Controversy - The Trump administration provided a confidential memo to Congress as legal justification for the strikes [2][3] - The legal justification was met with bipartisan criticism and questions from members of Congress [2][4] - The White House claims the actions are within the president's rights under the law of armed conflict [4]

The US military struck a vessel in international waters near Venezuela, killing “four male narco-terrorists,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. https://t.co/KwfNA4vvjY ...

US-Venezuela Relations - The US government is increasing pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, accusing him of rigging elections [2] - The US denies regime change but questions the legitimacy of Venezuelan elections [1] - The US labels Maduro a narco-terrorist and offers a $50 million reward for information leading to his arrest [2] - Maduro accuses the US of planning to overthrow his government and blames Marco Rubio for directing White House policy [4] US Strategy - The US aims to stem the flow of illegal drugs from Venezuela [3] - The US seeks to pressure Maduro to leave power without deploying American troops [3] - The US is deploying military firepower, including guided missile destroyers, near Venezuela [3] Venezuelan Situation - Maduro supporters are gathering in response to US actions [4] - Venezuela experienced mass protests in 2019 due to hyperinflation and blackouts [4]