Trump Claims US Strike Killed Venezuelan Gang Leader Nino Guerrero
"At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Nino Guerrero," Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social, characterizing Tren de Aragua as "one of the most bloodthirsty Terrorist Organizations on Planet Earth."
The president leveled blame at his predecessor for the gang's reach inside the US, asserting that "before I returned to office, Joe Biden opened our Southern Border to millions of Illegal Criminals," which he said allowed the gang to "rape, maim, and murder American Citizens with total impunity."
Framing the operation as an act of justice for victims, Trump said it delivered "retribution for them, their families, and their loved ones."
"This action was coordinated closely with our friends in Venezuela, with whom we are working very well," Trump added, asserting that Tren de Aragua "no longer have safe haven in Venezuela or anywhere else." He also cited earlier measures — including the group's designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and the deportation of what he called "thousands of evil criminals" — and vowed to pursue remaining members "anytime, anyplace."
In a separate post on X, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the strike, calling it a demonstration of "the shared U.S. and Venezuelan commitment to take the fight to narco-terrorists and deny them any safe haven in our hemisphere."
"We will continue to work closely with security partners, like Venezuela — and counties in the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition (A3C) partners — to take the fight to our enemies," Hegseth added.
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