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Search results for "US military kills two more people in strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific"

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Donald Trump stated on January 29, 2026 in a White House event:
After U.S. vessel strikes in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, “drugs entering our country by sea are down 97%.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 23, 2026
Rand Paul stated on October 19, 2025 in an interview:
“About 25% of the time the Coast Guard boards a ship, there are no drugs.”
By Samantha Putterman• October 22, 2025
Donald Trump stated on October 15, 2025 in news conference:
Regarding boat strikes off the coast of Venezuela, “Every boat that we knock out we save 25,000 American lives.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 16, 2025
Donald Trump stated on December 01, 2025 in a Truth Social post:
Video shows “breaking” news that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro "publicly surrendered" to President Donald Trump.
By Maria Briceño• December 3, 2025
Elizabeth Warren stated on March 03, 2026 in in a speech on March 3, 2026:
“In the modern era, no American president has ordered more military strikes against as many different countries as Donald Trump.”
By Zoe Weyand• March 20, 2026
Donald Trump stated on January 05, 2026 in an X post:
Maduro was “flooding America with deadly fentanyl.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 7, 2026
Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2022 in a Facebook video post:
Video claims Moscow turned into “sea of fire after being attacked by two mysterious missiles.”
By Andy Nguyen• June 30, 2022
Randy Forbes stated on April 09, 2013 in a column.:
Says the U.S. fleet of attack submarines is scheduled to fall below the 48 boats that Navy says it needs to carry out current missions.
By Nancy Madsen• April 26, 2013
Donald Trump stated on December 01, 2025 in una publicación en Truth Social:
Video muestra noticia de “última hora” en el que el presidente venezolano Nicolás Maduro se “rindió públicamente” ante el presidente Donald Trump.
By Maria Briceño• December 4, 2025
Randy Forbes stated on April 21, 2016 in a radio interview.:
China is "going to have twice the number of submarines we have in just over a decade."
By Sean Gorman• May 2, 2016
Donald Trump stated on October 15, 2025 in una conferencia de prensa:
Con respecto a los ataques contra las embarcaciones en las costas de Venezuela, “por cada barco que destruimos, salvamos 25,000 vidas estadounidenses”.
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 23, 2025
Instagram posts stated on October 09, 2023 in an Instagram post:
The 2023 Israel-Hamas war is a “false flag.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 13, 2023
Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2020 in a campaign speech:
Says Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani "was a designated terrorist by President Obama, who didn't do anything about it."  
By Tom Kertscher• January 16, 2020
Paul Ryan stated on September 11, 2013 in a press release:
On responding to chemical weapon use in Syria
By Dave Umhoefer• October 13, 2013
Peter King stated on April 22, 2013 in an interview with MSNBC:
The Boston Marathon bombing "is the fifth case" in which U.S. government officials examined individuals potentially involved in terrorism "and felt they were no threat and they went on to carry out terrorist murders."
By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2013
Facebook posts stated on February 07, 2023 in a Facebook post:
The earthquake in Turkey is a "scripted" use of geo engineering weather modification HAARP
By Jeff Cercone• February 15, 2023
Jeff Brandes stated on September 26, 2010 in a campaign video:
Company may close, "all because government essentially says if they don't hire a lifeguard to watch their workers, they can't stay open."
By David DeCamp• October 28, 2010
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on May 31, 2017 in a campaign ad:
"ISIS is infiltrating America and using Syrians to do it."
By Louis Jacobson• June 1, 2017
Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2014 in viral posts on the Internet:
"22 Countries Invaded by the U.S. in 20 Years."
By Louis Jacobson• March 31, 2014
Doctors Without Borders stated on July 21, 2016 in a press release:
Trade deals threaten "India’s role as the pharmacy of the developing world" for new HIV medicines.
By Jon Greenberg• August 3, 2016

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By Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 22, 2025

Fact-checking Donald Trump following U.S. attacks on Venezuela and capture of Nicolás Maduro

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 3, 2026

The U.S. attack against a Venezuelan ‘drug carrying boat’ raises legal questions

By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2025

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By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 23, 2025

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By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 5, 2026

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