00:00Many Caribbean nations and many nations in the region have applauded the administration's
00:05counter-drug operations and efforts, and the president is prepared to use every element
00:11of American power to stop drugs from flooding into our country and to bring those responsible
00:16to justice.
00:17The Maduro regime is not the legitimate government of Venezuela, it is a narco-terror cartel.
00:22Maduro is not a legitimate president, he is a fugitive head of this drug cartel, he has
00:27been indicted in the United States for trafficking drugs into our country, and it is the utmost
00:31responsibility of this president and this administration to prevent the illicit flow of drugs into our country.
00:38The military deployment that President Trump has sent to the Caribbean Sea close to the
00:42shores with Venezuela is massive, it's much more that is needed to simply counter-narcotics
00:47operations.
00:48Is President Trump considering launching military strikes to military installments of facilities
00:54in Venezuelan soil?
00:56Ms. I won't get ahead of the president with respect to any military action or questions
01:01about that ever.
01:02But what I will tell you is that many Caribbean nations and many nations in the region have
01:07applauded the administration's counter-drug operations and efforts, and the president is
01:12prepared to use every element of American power to stop drugs from flooding into our country
01:18and to bring those responsible to justice.
01:20And as I've said from this podium before, the Maduro regime is not the legitimate government
01:24of Venezuela.
01:25It is a narco-terror cartel.
01:28Maduro is not a legitimate president.
01:30He is a fugitive head of this drug cartel.
01:32He has been indicted in the United States for trafficking drugs into our country.
01:36And it is the utmost responsibility of this president and this administration to prevent the illicit flow
01:42of drugs into our country and to protect citizens from those deadly poisons.
01:47The military deployment that President Trump has sent to the Caribbean Sea close to the
01:51shores with Venezuela is massive.
01:53It's much more that is needed to simply counter-narcotics operations.
01:57Is President Trump considering launching military strikes to military installments of facilities
02:03in Venezuelan soil?
02:04Ms. I won't get ahead of the president with respect to any military action or questions
02:10about that ever.
02:11But what I will tell you is that many Caribbean nations and many nations in the region have
02:16applauded the administration's counter-drug operations and efforts.
02:21And the president is prepared to use every element of American power to stop drugs from flooding
02:26into our country and to bring those responsible to justice.
02:30And as I've said from this podium before, the Maduro regime is not the legitimate government
02:34of Venezuela.
02:35It is a narco-terror cartel.
02:37Maduro is not a legitimate president.
02:39He is a fugitive head of this drug cartel.
02:41He has been indicted in the United States for trafficking drugs into our country.
02:46And it is the utmost responsibility of this president and this administration to prevent
02:51the illicit flow of drugs into our country and to protect citizens from those deadly poisons.
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