President Trump announced late today that the United States has sunk a boat after it left Venezuela carrying drugs.

It is the first known military strike in the region since President Trump ordered an increased military presence in the Caribbean.

Nick Schiffen's following all this and he joins me now.

So Nick, tell us what do we know about this strike?

President Trump said that the U.S.

Navy operated against that boat that you said that was operated by Trenderagua that has been

designated by the administration as a foreign terrorist organization. And the president posted

this video on truth social this afternoon, saying 11 members of the group were sailing toward

the United States, carrying illegal drugs, and attached to the video group were sailing toward the United States,

carrying illegal drugs, and attached to the video, he wrote, quote,

please let this serve as notice to anyone even thinking about bringing drugs into the United States of America. Beware. Thank you for your attention to this matter, multiple exclamation points.

Now, as you said, Inard President Trump this summer,

ordered a large Navy and Marine deployment to the area.

You see some of the ships there.

A Navy official says it includes destroyers, cruisers,

as well as smaller ships capable of launching Marines onto shore.

In total, it's thousands of service members, including submarines.

The administration describes it as a drug mission and uses the language of war as Secretary of State Marco Rubio did today.

We destroyed a drug boat that left Venezuela, operated by a designated narco-terrorist organization,

which is what these are.

And he's been clear that the days of acting with impunity and having an engine shot down

or a couple drugs grabbed off a boat, those days are over.

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