Trump’s Bold Strike Against the Venezuelan Narco-Communist Regime

The following excerpt originally appeared in the National Review.

President Donald Trump has authorized air strikes targeting Venezuelan drug traffickers, resulting in the elimination of eleven traffickers. This action, far from the reckless aggression critics decry, represents a principled application of American power against non-state actors who threaten our national security and the stability of our hemisphere.

As the Maduro communist regime continues to profit from these cartels, the United States must exercise its right to use force to neutralize regional threats that endanger our borders and prosperity. Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 against the Tren de Aragua gang — which it designated a foreign terrorist organization operating at the direction of Venezuela’s communist regime — provides a robust legal framework to apprehend and remove these predatory aliens from our soil. Americans should applaud this approach and urge President Trump to press forward with lethal force against the Tren de Aragua gang, the Cartel de los Soles, and the Venezuelan communist regime itself, while fully enforcing the Alien Enemies Act to eradicate these threats at home and utilizing the War Powers Resolution abroad.