Trump says will look at going after cartels in Venezuela by land

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Marine One to depart for Quantico, Virginia, from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 30, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration is considering attacking drug cartels "coming by land" in Venezuela after the U.S. military struck several boats it claimed were carrying illicit drugs from that country.

"Now we'll look at cartels," he told reporters as he left the White House. "We're going to look very seriously at cartels coming by land."

(Reporting by Nandita Bose and Steve Holland)