Trump Says US Military May Soon Launch Land Operations Against Venezuelan Drug Traffickers

‘The land is easier, but that’s going to start very soon. We’d warn them,’ the president said.

President Donald Trump looks on aboard Air Force One during travel to Palm Beach, Fla., from Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Nov. 25, 2025. Anna Rose Layden/Reuters

President Donald Trump said on Nov. 27 that U.S. forces may soon carry out ground operations targeting drug trafficking in Venezuela.

Trump announced this in a call to U.S. troops, in which he praised the U.S. Air Force’s 7th Bomb Wing for its role in deterring Venezuelan drug traffickers. He noted that they have intercepted about 85 percent of drug trafficking by sea.