Trump warns Venezuela: If we have to, we'll attack on land'

"All its members sat around the room in the White House reserved for these gatherings, listening as he delivered an exaggerated review peppered with falsehoods of what he claims to have achieved in these 11 months. They laughed heartily at his jokes before launching into praise for their leader (the best Cabinet in history for the best president in history, said Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick)."

"Hovering over the press conference was uncertainty about the decision Trump has made or not made regarding a potential strike on Venezuela. If we have to, we'll attack on land, said Trump. We're taking those sons of a bitches out, he added, referring to drug traffickers. The land is much easier. We know the routes they take. We know everything about them, said Trump."

"We've only just begun striking narco folks and putting narco terrorists at the bottom of the ocean because they've been poisoning the American people, Hegseth said, seated to the president's left when it was his turn to speak. The White House confirmed on Monday that second strike, which killed the two survivors of the initial attack, bringing the total death toll to 11."

The Cabinet convened in the White House as President Donald Trump delivered an exaggerated review peppered with falsehoods and received hearty laughter and lavish praise from members. Trump attacked the media during a press session and signaled possible military action against Venezuela, saying "If we have to, we'll attack on land" and asserting knowledge of drug-trafficker routes. Attention focused on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, accused of ordering a second strike on a suspected drug boat in international waters on September 2, an act lawmakers call tantamount to executing a wounded combatant and a war crime. Hegseth boasted of targeting narco terrorists. The White House confirmed the second strike killed two survivors, bringing the death toll to 11, and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt attributed the order to Admiral Frank Bradley.

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