{"id":2526159,"date":"2025-12-29T13:02:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T18:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-signals-military-hit-first-target-inside-venezuela-after-finding-drug-facility-we-knocked-that-out\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T13:06:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T18:06:28","slug":"trump-signals-military-hit-first-target-inside-venezuela-after-finding-drug-facility-we-knocked-that-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-signals-military-hit-first-target-inside-venezuela-after-finding-drug-facility-we-knocked-that-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Signals Military Hit First Target Inside Venezuela After Finding Drug Facility: &#8216;We Knocked That Out&#8217;"},"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\">32<\/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-signals-military-hit-first-target-inside-venezuela-after-finding-drug-facility-we-knocked-that-out%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=2526159&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>President Donald Trump said in a late-December interview with John Catsimatidis that U.S. forces carried out a land strike in Venezuela that destroyed a large drug facility-&#8220;Two nights ago, we knocked that out,&#8221; he said. Governance officials confirmed to The New York Times that he was referring to a land-based Venezuelan drug site, and Mediaite reported no Latin American government has publicly commented. The strike appears to be the first known land operation as the campaign against Venezuelan drug trafficking began in September. The administration has also launched at least 29 strikes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theyll-be-shot-down-trump-moves-f-35s-to-puerto-rico-warns-venezuela-hes-not-messing-around\/\" title=\"&#039;They&#039;ll Be Shot Down&#039;: ... Moves F-35s to Puerto Rico, Warns ... He&#039;s Not Messing Around\">drug boats<\/a> in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, which CNN reported have resulted in about 105 deaths since early September. Democrats have criticized the campaign for proceeding without clear congressional authorization, and Trump had earlier signaled interest in land strikes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-and-don-trump-jr-express-support-for-reviving-letters-of-marque-against-cartels-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Musk and Don ... Jr. express support for reviving letters of marque against cartels - Washington Examiner\">disrupt cartel supply chains<\/a>.  <\/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 revealed on Friday that his administration conducted a land strike in Venezuela to take out a drug facility.<\/p>\n<p>The commander-in-chief revealed during an interview with John Catsimatidis of &ldquo;The Cats &amp; Cosby Show&rdquo; that the U.S. military successfully landed a hit during the operation.<\/p>\n<p>It appeared to be the first known land strike since operations against Venezuelan drug trafficking began in September.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They have a big plant or a big facility where the ships come from,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Two nights ago, we knocked that out.&rdquo;<\/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\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/URGENTE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#URGENTE<\/a> | Trump dice este 26 de diciembre en entrevista con John Catsimatidis que EEUU destruy&oacute; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >una planta de narcotr&#038;aacute<\/a>;fico en Venezuela en v&iacute;spera de la Navidad.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tienen una gran planta. Un edificio de donde salen los barcos. Hace dos noches les dimos duros&rdquo;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rkojiq6E46\">pic.twitter.com\/rkojiq6E46<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Orlando Avenda&ntilde;o (@OrlvndoA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrlvndoA\/status\/2005327350775644215?\">December 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/trump-reveals-american-forces-took-out-big-facility-in-venezuelan-pressure-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mediaite<\/a> said that no other Latin American government has publicly commented on such an attack.<\/p>\n<p>Trump administration officials meanwhile confirmed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/28\/us\/politics\/trump-drug-facility-venezuela.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> that he was indeed referring to a land-based Venezuelan drug facility.<\/p>\n<p>Months earlier, Trump had said that he was interested in conducting land strikes to disrupt drug cartel supply chains.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What&rsquo;s the next step in this war on cartels, and are you considering options? Are you considering strikes on land?&rdquo; a reporter asked Trump in the Oval Office back in October, per Mediaite.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, I don&rsquo;t want to tell you exactly, but we are certainly looking at land now because we&rsquo;ve got the sea very well under control,&rdquo; Trump replied.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; New info on the strike on the drug boat where 2 narcoterrorists were hit again:<\/p>\n<p>They climbed back on the boat after the strike and were communicating with others to salvage the drugs. JAG officers determined they were in the fight &amp; were valid targets<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/555MkUBR8A\">pic.twitter.com\/555MkUBR8A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ryan Saavedra (@RyanSaavedra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanSaavedra\/status\/1996401677201764696?\">December 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has also conducted at least 29 attacks on drug boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n<p>Those attacks have led to 105 deaths since early September, according to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/11\/02\/politics\/timeline-us-strikes-caribbean-pacific-vis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have criticized the Trump administration for the strikes, claiming that he has not sought appropriate congressional authorization for the efforts.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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