President Donald Trump stated between 4:46 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. UTC on Dec. 28, 2025, that the United States destroyed a drug trafficking plant in Venezuela on Christmas Eve. "They have a large plant. A building where the boats leave. Two nights ago we hit them hard," Trump said, according to an X post by @OrlvndoA. The post at https://x.com/OrlvndoA/status/2005319648125083799, shared during the 29-minute reporting window ending at 5:15 p.m. UTC, marked the statement as urgent and directly quoted the president on the strike against the facility used for boat departures in drug trafficking operations. No further details on the location within Venezuela, the method of destruction, or official confirmation from U.S. military sources were provided in the X post.
