White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House on Aug. 19, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
President Donald Trump is prepared to use all aspects of American power to stop drug trafficking from Latin America, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at an Aug. 19 White House press briefing, when asked about the possibility of U.S. troops being deployed in Venezuela.
A reporter asked whether the United States is “looking at, possibly, boots on the ground there,” in light of reports on U.S. warships operating near Venezuela and around 4,000 U.S. Marines on board.
