Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez said he backs President Donald Trump's decision to declare that the U.S. is in a "non-international armed conflict" with cartels as it will help the administration "annihilate the Cartel de los Soles led by Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela." Until the end," Gimenez said in a social media publication on Thursday. — Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez (@RepCarlos) October 2, 2025The Associated Press reported that the decision from the Trump administration was notified to Congress members on Wednesday. The initiative has the support of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and CIA Director John Ratcliffe. Padrino didn't specify where the incident took place nor if the country's authoritarian government will respond to the sorties.