President Trump just sent a crystal clear message to drug cartels around the world. America is done playing games with narco-terrorists who poison our children and destroy our communities.

On Tuesday, our military blew up a Venezuelan drug boat carrying 11 Tren de Aragua gang members in the Caribbean Sea. These weren’t innocent fishermen – they were hardened criminals from a group Trump rightfully labeled a foreign terrorist organization. The explosion was caught on video and Trump posted it for the world to see.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio explained the new Trump doctrine to stunned reporters. No more catch and release with drug runners. No more weak interdiction policies that let criminals escape justice and try again tomorrow.

For decades, America has played patty-cake with drug cartels while they flooded our streets with deadly poison. Previous administrations would stop boats, arrest a few bad guys, and watch new shipments arrive the next week. That insanity ends now under Trump’s leadership.

Rubio made it simple for the fake news media to understand. When drug terrorists threaten America, we blow them up instead of giving them lawyers and three meals a day in prison. This is what real leadership looks like when you put America first.

The liberal media is already crying about this decisive action. They want to coddle criminals while American families bury their children who died from fentanyl overdoses. Trump refuses to let that happen on his watch.

This strike proves Trump means business about securing our borders and protecting American lives. Drug cartels now know their operations will face lethal consequences, not endless court proceedings and taxpayer-funded detention centers.

More strikes are coming according to Rubio, and every patriotic American should cheer this news. Finally, we have a president who fights for us instead of making excuses for our enemies.