President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Venezuela Friday, saying if its military threatens U.S. forces, "they will be shot down."

“If they do put us in a dangerous position they will be shot down,” Trump said.

The Defense Department said late Thursday that two Venezuelan military aircraft flew near a U.S. Navy vessel, calling it “a highly provocative move” and warning Maduro’s government against further actions.

The Venezuelan military action came after the U.S. carried out a deadly strike on a boat that U.S. officials say was carrying drugs from Venezuela.

Trump and other administration officials are warning that they will continue to carry out such U.S. military strikes to stem the flow of illicit drugs by Latin American drug cartels.

The president also downplayed the idea of regime change in Venezuela saying, "We're not talking about that."