{"id":2414845,"date":"2025-03-24T21:49:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T01:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-drops-the-hammer-on-socialist-country-says-they-sent-undercover-agents\/"},"modified":"2025-03-24T21:50:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T01:50:43","slug":"trump-drops-the-hammer-on-socialist-country-says-they-sent-undercover-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-drops-the-hammer-on-socialist-country-says-they-sent-undercover-agents\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Drops the Hammer on Socialist Country, Says They Sent &#8216;Undercover&#8217; Agents"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-drops-the-hammer-on-socialist-country-says-they-sent-undercover-agents%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2414845&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Monday, President Donald Trump announced plans to impose a new 25% tariff on countries purchasing oil and gas from Venezuela, citing concerns over venezuela&#8217;s alleged facilitation of criminal activities targeting teh United States. This &#8220;Secondary Tariff&#8221; was described as a response to Venezuela sending hazardous criminals, including members of the Tren de Aragua gang, which has been designated as a &#8220;Foreign Terrorist Association,&#8221; into the U.S. Trump declared April 2 as &#8220;LIBERATION DAY IN AMERICA,&#8221; when these tariffs will take effect, alongside other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-planning-new-tariffs-on-steel-and-aluminum-imports-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... planning new ... on steel and aluminum imports - Washington Examiner\">reciprocal tariffs aimed<\/a> at matching those imposed by various countries on U.S. goods.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement noted that, despite potential disruptions, markets traded positively following the news. The Trump administration has also contemplated pausing Chevron&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-climate-agenda-wont-replace-jobs-it-seeks-to-kill-separate-ap-wapo-fact-checks-suggest\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Climate Agenda Won\u2019t Replace Jobs It Seeks To Kill, Separate AP, WaPo Fact-Checks Suggest\">oil drilling permits<\/a> in Venezuela, although deadlines for negotiations have been extended. Furthermore, a recent flight transported deported illegal aliens to Venezuela, including members of violent gangs. The escalation in tariffs and deportations underscores the increasing tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela amid discussions of the latter&#8217;s geopolitical implications, particularly in relation to China, which is heavily reliant on Venezuelan oil.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump announced Monday that he will impose a new tariff on Venezuela, penalizing countries that buy energy from the socialist nation over its alleged program of intentionally sending criminals into the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Trump wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114217914259825110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>  that the new &ldquo;Secondary Tariff&rdquo; will come in the form of a 25 percent fee on imports from any country that also purchases oil or gas from Venezuelan sources.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes &ldquo;for numerous reasons, including the fact that Venezuela has purposefully and deceitfully sent to the United States, undercover, tens of thousands of high level, and other, criminals, many of whom are murderers and people of a very violent nature,&rdquo; Trump said in the post.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Among the gangs they sent to the United States, is Tren de Aragua, which has been given the designation of &lsquo;Foreign Terrorist Organization.&rsquo; We are in the process of returning them to Venezuela &mdash; It is a big task!&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In addition, Venezuela has been very hostile to the United States and the Freedoms which we espouse,&rdquo; Trump warned.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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Resume After ... 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Trump cited multiple reasons for this decision, including claims that Venezuela has deceitfully sent thousands of dangerous criminals, including murderers, into the U.S. He specifically mentioned the Tren de Aragua gang, labeled as a &#8220;Foreign Terrorist Organization,&#8221; and noted efforts to return these individuals to Venezuela. Additionally, he criticized Venezuela&#8217;s hostility towards the United States and its values. The tariffs are set to take effect on April 2, which Trump referred to as &#8220;LIBERATION DAY IN AMERICA.&#8221; Reports indicate he plans to announce reciprocal tariffs on that day as well. Despite this announcement regarding Venezuela, markets saw an increase in trading activity. The administration is also considering pausing Chevron&#8217;s drilling license in Venezuela but recently extended deadlines after discussions with industry leaders. China remains heavily dependent on Venezuelan oil exports, making it particularly vulnerable to these new American tariffs alongside existing ones imposed by Trump. Recently resumed flights have deported suspected Venezuelan gang members back home after a brief pause due to disagreements between U.S. and Venezuelan officials; nearly 200 illegal aliens were returned in one flight over the weekend<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2414846,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trump-Venezuela-post.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32402,32171,12428,3634,52039],"class_list":["post-2414845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-international-relations","tag-political-commentary","tag-socialism","tag-trump","tag-undercover-agents"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trump-Venezuela-post.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2414845"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2414849,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414845\/revisions\/2414849"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2414846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2414845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2414845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2414845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}