The White House reiterated on Tuesday, September 9, its position that the government of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela is “illegitimate” and accused him of trafficking drugs to the United States.
The spokeswoman of the U.S. Executive, Karoline Leavitt, made these statements when asked during a press conference about possible future military actions by Washington in Venezuelan territory.
Maduro accused of being illegitimate and a drug trafficker
🚨🇺🇸🇻🇪 | Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt(@PressSec) discussed the president’s warning in response to a possible attack on Maduro’s cartels inside Venezuela: “The regime is illegitimate and the United States will not tolerate narco-terrorists continuing to ship drugs… pic.twitter.com/MoIcGVbTqm
– La Derecha Diario United States (@DerechaDiarioUS) September 9, 2025
“This Administration (of President Donald Trump) believes that the Venezuelan regime is illegitimate and that it is unacceptable for this president and his team to allow the trafficking of illegal and lethal drugs into the United States,” Leavitt said.
The official also referred to the US attack on September 2 against a boat from Venezuela with eleven alleged members of the Tren de Aragua criminal gang on board.
“This sends a clear message to the world’s drug traffickers: the president will not tolerate it. The amount of drugs seized on that ship could have killed thousands of Americans. We will not allow that deadly poison to enter our country,” the White House spokeswoman added.
Tension between U.S. and Venezuela escalates
The Venezuelan government has categorically rejected the accusations, condemning the attack and denouncing a campaign of media manipulation by Washington.
This incident has intensified the already tense relations between the two countries.
In a context marked by an increasing U.S. military deployment in the Caribbean, near Venezuelan waters.
And because of renewed allegations that Maduro is at the head of an international drug trafficking network.
Analysts warn that this new chapter could further aggravate the diplomatic crisis.
And open the door to additional sanctions, increasing pressure on Caracas (Venezuela’s capital).
And complicating any possibility of bilateral dialogue in the short term, according to Efe.
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