Why Did President Trump Order Strikes On Venezuelan Boats?

特朗普总统为何下令对委内瑞拉船只进行打击?

The NPR Politics Podcast

2025-09-19

11 分钟
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The United States has launched strikes on two Venezuelan boats this month. President Trump says the boats were smuggling drugs. We discuss that justification and why Trump’s actions could be risky. This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, national security correspondent Greg Myre, and senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson. This podcast was produced by Casey Morell & Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • the U.S. military has launched two strikes on Venezuelan boats in the Caribbean in recent days in what it says is an effort to prevent drugs from being smuggled into the U.S.

  • Greg, what is going on here?

  • Yeah,