Trump’s Claims on Venezuela Drug Bust Examined

The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, is heading to the Caribbean amid claims by President Trump that it targets “narco-terrorists” in Venezuela. However, evidence suggests that Venezuela is not a significant player in the fentanyl trade, which primarily involves Mexican cartels, and that drugs from Venezuela are mainly routed to Europe rather than directly to the U.S.

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