DONALD Trump’s secret “Donroe Doctrine” at the heart of his escalating war on drugs with Venezuela has been revealed.
Insiders close to the US president claim his recent “narco-terrorist” boat blitzes, military deployments, and verbal threats are linked to a wider global policy.
Trump’s increasing preparations for all-out war with Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro stem from his desire to tackle immigration and reduce the influence of hostile nations.
Sources in Washington are naming his plans after the famous Monroe Doctrine.
The 19th century principle states the US should see Latin America as its backyard – and calls for greater dominance in the region ahead of foreign enemies.
It comes as Trump has ordered at least 10 strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats since the start of his counter-narco operation.
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Meanwhile, a huge fleet of US warships, drones and troops have amassed in the Caribbean near Venezuelan waters – with a menacing US aircraft carrier also joining the squad earlier this week.
Trump’s lethal strikes off the coast of Venezuela have targeted what he says is a hotbed for drug traffickers heading for American shores.
Trump has also linked Maduro to criminal cartels and greenlit covert CIA missions on Venezuelan soil.
But this huge effort – seemingly in the hopes of toppling Maduro’s regime – will also help Trump to curb immigration, White House sources told The Telegraph.
Declaring war against Venezuela could help him revive the Alien Enemies Act – a piece of legislation he was blocked from enacting near the start of his second term.
This 17th century law gives the president power to target citizens from a hostile nation if the foreign government mounts an “invasion or predatory incursion”.
In addition to this secondary goal, experts claim the Don’s ambitions in the Caribbean may also be aimed at battling external influence in the region.
As Trump has ramped up his war against the cartels, China has poured millions into Venezuelan oil projects while Russia has armed the country with fighter jets and tanks.
In “Project 2025”, the US president’s speculated blueprint circulating before his second term, the idea of re-asserting influence in Latin America was called “re-hemisphering”.
The concept calls for supply lines in the region to be taken control of as a requirement for US economic security.
Trump has so far hit Venezuela with harsh oil sanctions and told generals last month: “We’re restoring a needed focus on defeating threats in the Western Hemisphere.”
It comes after Maduro accused the US of “fabricating a new war” in response to Trump’s deployment of USS Gerald R. Ford to the region.
The behemoth carrier joins the American ring of steel currently stationed near Venezuelan waters.
Specifically, it has been stationed alongside eight additional warships, a nuclear submarine, and an F-35 aircraft.
The US military has already killed around 40 people who were piloting vessels along the Caribbean Sea in 10 strikes, according to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
He has also vowed to hunt narco-terrorist organizations “like Al Qaeda”.
Earlier on Friday, the secretary shared a video of the latest strike on X, and said that a lethal bombing had targeted a terrorist organization “trafficking narcotics in the Caribbean Sea.”
He said that all six “narco-terrorists” on board were killed and no US forces were harmed.
“If you are a narco-terrorist smuggling drugs in our hemisphere, we will treat you like we treat Al-Qaeda,” he wrote.
“Day or NIGHT, we will map your networks, track your people, hunt you down, and kill you.”
Earlier on Friday, the secretary shared a video of the latest strike on X, and said that a lethal bombing had targeted a terrorist organization “trafficking narcotics in the Caribbean Sea.”
He said that all six “narco-terrorists” on board were killed and no US forces were harmed.
“If you are a narco-terrorist smuggling drugs in our hemisphere, we will treat you like we treat Al-Qaeda,” he wrote.
“Day or NIGHT, we will map your networks, track your people, hunt you down, and kill you.”
Maduro said the weapons had been deployed “even in the last mountain, the last town, and the last city of the territory.”
The Venezuelan president has repeatedly claimed that the US is trying to drive him out of power, as Trump has accused the country of harboring criminals.
Washington has offered a $50 million reward for anyone who can give information that will lead to Maduro’s arrest, Reuters reported.
Adding to the growing heat is Trump accusing Colombian President Gustavo Petro of being an “illegal drug leader.”
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On Thursday, Trump sent some of America’s deadliest warplanes towards Venezuela in a powerful show of force.
This came after B-52 bombers and F-35 jets carried out an “attack demo” in the area.
