As RedState’s Streiff reported Tuesday, the U.S. military took out a Venezuelan drug boat in the Caribbean Sea, and it has now been confirmed that 11 suspected Tren de Aragua narco-terrorists went down with it.
But Venezuela’s Minister of Communication and Information Freddy Nanez was unimpressed and tried to shrug off the attack as just another example of an artificial intelligence video. He offered up his lame theory to social media on Tuesday:
“It seems that (US Secretary of State) Marco Rubio continues to lie to his president: after leading him into a dead end, he now offers him a (thus proven) AI video as proof.’ What does Gemini say about this video? Based on the video provided, it was most likely created using artificial intelligence (AI).”
“It seems that (US Secretary of State) Marco Rubio continues to lie to his president: after leading him into a dead end, he now offers him a (thus proven) AI video as proof.’ What does Gemini say about this video? Based on the video provided, it was most likely created using… pic.twitter.com/zMDk5Qtvgp
— CNC3TV (@CNC3TV) September 3, 2025
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Yeah, not so much, Pete Hegseth replied Wednesday. Not only was that not AI—it was the real McCoy—but you can expect more of the same if you continue to run drugs and try to send them to our country, the Defense Secretary warned.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a deadly warning to drug traffickers Wednesday as he shared details about a U.S. military strike that destroyed a Venezuelan drug boat in the Caribbean, killing 11 suspected Tren de Aragua narco-terrorists.
"It's a new day. It's a different day, and… this is an activity the United States is not going to tolerate in our hemisphere," Hegseth said on "Fox & Friends."
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on Fox a d Friends says 11 ALLEGED NARCO NARCO TERRORISTS KILLED IN US STRIKE. Talks about China Military Parade Chicago Putin Kim Jong Un POTENTIAL TROOPS IN OTHER CITIES more STRIKES… pic.twitter.com/kE0PbUCUSO
And was the video AI? If AI stood for “actionable intelligence,” maybe:
"I can tell you that was definitely not artificial intelligence. I watched it live," he said.
"We knew exactly who was in that boat. We know exactly what they were doing, and we knew exactly who they represented."
Hegseth described the strike as a direct hit against a "narco-terrorist organization" that aims to "poison" the U.S. with illicit drugs.
— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) September 2, 2025
Hegseth wouldn’t divulge further details of the strike, but he did issue a stern warning for others who had ideas on drug-running: you will meet the same fate.
Hegseth was unable to disclose "exactly" how the operation occurred, but reiterated that the measure was done with "precision."
"It won't stop with just this strike. Anyone else trafficking in those waters, who we know is a designated narco-terrorist, will face the same fate, and it's important for the American people to protect our homeland and protect our hemisphere," he said.
Drug smugglers, you have been warned.
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