Wednesday, September 3, 2025
by CNN via YouTube
The United States conducted a deadly military strike against an alleged drug boat tied to the cartel Tren de Aragua, President Donald Trump said Tuesday. The US president said 11 people were killed in the strike in “international waters.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the “lethal strike” as taking place in the “southern Caribbean” against “a drug vessel which had departed from Venezuela.”
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>> 00:00 - That deadly U.S. military strike on an alleged drug cartel boat
>> 00:04 - With ties to Venezuela
>> 00:05 - Its escalating already rising tension in the region
>> 00:08 - President Trump celebrated the attack by
>> 00:11 - Releasing this video,
>> 00:12 - Which shows the moment a boat was blown up in the southern Caribbean
>> 00:16 - 11 on board were killed
>> 00:17 - Administration officials say the boat left Venezuela loaded with drugs
>> 00:21 - On a well known drug trafficking route
>> 00:24 - The Trump administration has set its sights on the Venezuelan president, accusing him
>> 00:29 - Of heading a drug cartel in his country, calling it a terrorist organization
>> 00:35 - The president is very clear that he's going to use
>> 00:37 - The full power of America, his full might of the United States,
>> 00:41 - To take on and eradicate these drug cartels, no matter where they're
>> 00:44 - Operating from, and no matter
>> 00:47 - How long they've been able to act with impunity, that those days are over.
>> 00:50 - Joining me now to discuss Mariana Atencio, a freelance journalist who actually fled
>> 00:55 - Venezuela to the US almost 17 years ago.
>> 00:58 - Welcome to CNN. This morning.
>> 01:02 - How do you thank you for having me.
>> 01:04 - Okay, so we've seen an actual military strike. And this was happening as
>> 01:08 - Nicolas Maduro was kind of already on edge trying to use this war rhetoric.
>> 01:14 - Can you give me some context
>> 01:16 - Of how this escalated so quickly?
>> 01:20 - So, Audie, we have seen a level of tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela that we haven't seen in years.
>> 01:26 - Essentially, Trump has mobilized around eight boats, a submarine
>> 01:30 - And almost 5000 Marines to the southern Caribbean to combat drugs
>> 01:35 - That leave through Venezuela
>> 01:37 - Venezuela because of its
>> 01:39 - Geographic location, is the perfect transit country for these drugs to leave for Europe and the United States.
>> 01:46 - So it's not a producer,
>> 01:47 - It's a transit country.
>> 01:49 - But things really escalated as the Trump administration,
>> 01:53 - Plain and simple, named Nicolas Maduro the leader of this drug cartel that uses the full power of the executive and the military to transport these drugs.
>> 02:04 - The DEA has been kicked out of the country since 2005.
>> 02:08 - And as the rhetoric escalated,
>> 02:10 - We're seeing these tensions build up in the southern Caribbean
>> 02:14 - As both nations respond.
>> 02:16 - Can you give us a sense of what international community thinks about this?
>> 02:21 - Do people say the same about Maduro in terms of the drug industry there, as you said,
>> 02:26 - Being a hub for transport?
>> 02:30 - All Venezuelans, all have known for years that the Maduro regime is a narco cartel, that they lead essentially a cartel called the cartel of the sons.
>> 02:41 - And that is because
>> 02:42 - Of the son insignia emblazoned in military uniforms.
>> 02:46 - Latin America and the Caribbean, however,
>> 02:49 - Is very divided along ideological lines. So you will see countries like Colombia, like Mexico,
>> 02:55 - Not have such a harsh stance against the Maduro regime.
>> 02:59 - Also, think about that. This is a country that still produces some oil,
>> 03:04 - So they tend to buy loyalties around the region. And we saw that last year. Maduro is not a legitimate president.
>> 03:10 - He's a de facto dictator. He stole elections last years.
>> 03:13 - And the international community
>> 03:15 - Didn't pressure him and his regime enough to produce
>> 03:18 - The evidence of his suppose it win, because, again,
>> 03:22 - Many of these countries always vote along ideological line.
>> 03:26 - Ideological line.
>> 03:27 - But we know this is
>> 03:29 - Sort of a rogue nation. 8 million people, including myself
>> 03:34 - And many of my family members, have left because of the humanitarian crisis there.
>> 03:39 - So you're seeing also a country that has become the number one source of asylum seekers to the United States.
>> 03:45 - So for the Trump administration,
>> 03:47 - This is not only a drug problem, this is a migration problem.
>> 03:52 - And these are, as you know, President Trump's
>> 03:54 - Top domestic priorities.
>> 03:57 - Mariana Atencio, thank you so much.
>> 04:00 - Thank you Audie.
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>> 00:00 - Wednesday, September 3, 2025
>> 00:00 - CNN
>> 00:00 - CNN this Morning
>> 00:01 - Drug War
>> 00:01 - US strike kills 11 on alleged drug boat from Venezuela
>> 00:09 - Unclassified
>> 00:09 - Truth Social | @realDonaldTrump
>> 00:25 - Getty Images
>> 00:36 - Tuesday Miami
>> 00:36 - Marco Rubio Secretary of State
>> 00:52 - Via webex by cisco Miami 6:02 AM ET
>> 01:22 - Mariana Atencio Freelance Journalist
>> 01:23 - Unclassified
>> 01:23 - Truth Social | @realDonaldTrump
>> 01:57 - US strike on alleged drug boat: Dangerous escalation?
>> 02:02 - Getty Images
>> 02:06 - US strike kills 11 on alleged drug boat from Venezuela
>> 02:08 - US strike on alleged drug boat: Dangerous escalation?
>> 02:13 - Mariana Atencio Freelance Journalist
>> 02:35 - Reward increase of up to $50,000,000 USD $25,000,000 USD
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>> 02:39 - Send tips to DEA: CartelSolesTips@dea
>> 02:45 - Reward increase of up to $50,000,000 USD $25,000,000 USD
>> 02:45 - For information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the leader of the specially designated global terrorist cartel
>> 02:45 - Nicolás Maduro Moro for narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, conspiracy to use and carry machine guns and destructive devices in furtherance of a drug crime.
>> 02:45 - Diosdado Cabello Ro for narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, conspiracy to use and carry machine guns and destructive devices in furtherance of a drug crime.
>> 02:45 - State gov
>> 02:45 - Send tips to DEA: CartelSolesTips@dea.gov (e-mail) all identities are kept strictly confidential
>> 02:56 - $50,000,000 USD For information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the
>> 02:56 - Nicolás Maduro Moro for narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, conspiracy to use and carry machine guns and destructive devices in furtherance of a drug crime.
>> 02:56 - Send tips to DEA: CartelSolesTips@dea
>> 02:59 - Getty Images
>> 03:01 - Mariana Atencio Freelance Journalist
>> 03:15 - Unclassified
>> 03:15 - Truth Social | @realDonaldTrump
>> 03:38 - Department of Defense
>> 03:44 - US strike kills 11 on alleged drug boat from Venezuela
>> 03:47 - Mariana Atencio Freelance Journalist
>> 03:49 - Getty Images.
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