The Brief President Donald Trump says the U.S. military again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela. The U.S. military again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, killing three aboard the vessel, according to President Donald Trump. The Trump administration justified the earlier strike as a necessary escalation to stem the flow of drugs into the United States. The Trump administration has railed specifically against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro for the scourge of illegal drugs in U.S. communities. Freeze frame of video showing before and aftermath of air strike on alleged drug boat from Venezuela.