US President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office at the White House that the American military will begin conducting strikes in Venezuelan territory. The president emphasized that "these are not just strikes in Venezuela, these are strikes against terrible people who bring drugs to the US and kill our people." Trump clarified: "If we were in a war and lost 300,000 people a year - that would be a war we couldn't bear, and that's what's happening. Anyone who brings drugs into the US is a target."