President Donald Trump has not approved any action yet, and the U.S. and Venezuela are talking through Middle Eastern intermediaries, sources told NBC News.
It’s important to note that NBC is peddling the regime’s lies in it’s headlines.
There’s been absolutely no evidence presented that the boat we attacked was associated with drugs, they’ve just completely invented a new cartel.
The routes that drugs take into the US and the leaders of groups responsible are all very well known and well studied. Something like 5% of coke comes in from Venezuela - they’re just not a major player at all.
It’s important to note that NBC is peddling the regime’s lies in it’s headlines.
There’s been absolutely no evidence presented that the boat we attacked was associated with drugs, they’ve just completely invented a new cartel.
The routes that drugs take into the US and the leaders of groups responsible are all very well known and well studied. Something like 5% of coke comes in from Venezuela - they’re just not a major player at all.
Does someone have some good links for this?
Not doubting just too lazy to look it up.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/4/is-venezuela-the-big-cocaine-menace-trump-claims-it-to-be There’s some stuff about Venezuela’s tiny role in cocaine several sections in and some mentions of the lack of evidence for anything the regime is claiming.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/9/16/venezuela_miguel_tinker_salas This is the interview (I believe) that I heard on the radio that went over most of what I mentioned.