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Trump says US hit Venezuela dock where drugs were allegedly loaded

By Thomson Reuters Dec 29, 2025 | 12:40 PM

WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on ‍Monday said the U.S. had “hit” a dock area in Venezuela where he alleged ‌drugs were ‌loaded onto boats.

Trump made the comments as he greeted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ​Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago estate ‍in ​Florida.

“There was a ​major explosion in the ‍dock area where they load the boats up with drugs. They load ‍the boats up with drugs. We hit all ‍the ‍boats, and now ​we hit ​the ⁠area,” Trump said, ‌without providing any further details.

(Reporting by Andrea Shalal and Jonathan Landay, Editing by Rosalba ⁠O’Brien)