U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on his TruthSocial account that "on my orders, U.S. military forces attacked narco-terrorists from the Tren de Aragua organization operating under Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro." He wrote that "the attack was carried out when the terrorists were in international waters on their way to the U.S. with illegal drugs. 11 of them were killed," and threatened: "Let this be a warning to anyone who even thinks about bringing drugs into the United States!"