President Donald Trump on Sunday hailed the U.S. military’s strikes on suspected drug boats operating in the Caribbean, suggesting they have been so successful that that there are “no boats” left.

In a speech at a ceremony for the U.S. Navy ‘s 250th anniversary, Trump claimed the deadly strikes on suspected drug boats coming from Venezuela have been “so good,” that “nobody wants to go into the water anymore.”

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“Sorry to tell you that,” Trump told the crowd of sailors. “We just can’t find any [boats].”

Trump then said the U.S. military may need to move toward military act

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