Trump says 'we'll see what happens' when asked about possibility of striking Venezuela amid rising tensions

President Donald Trump on Sunday responded vaguely to questions about the possibilities of the U S striking mainland Venezuela as well as additional drug-smuggling boats amid rising tensions between the two countries Trump answered several questions about Venezuela while speaking to reporters in Morristown New Jersey on Sunday including the possibility of striking the country and whether he fears escalation from President Nicol s Maduro We'll see what happens Trump reported on Sunday in response to a question about the likelihood of a U S strike on the Latin American nation Look Venezuela is sending us their gang members their drug dealers and drugs It's not acceptable VENEZUELAN MILITARY JETS BUZZ US NAVY SHIP IN 'HIGHLY PROVOCATIVE' MOVE PENTAGON SAYSThe president also announced that the number of boats seen off the coast of Venezuela where his administration in recent months bolstered the U S Navy's presence has decreased significantly We'll see what happens Trump informed reporters for a second time when solicited if he intends to launch additional strikes on Venezuelan drug-smuggling boats There's certainly not a lot of boats out there There's been very little boat traffic TRUMP TOUTS US STRIKE AS MADURO SLAMS MILITARY THREAT OFF VENEZUELAWhen inquired on Sunday if he was concerned about a attainable escalation from Maduro who has labeled a few of Trump's actions illegal Trump pointed to the millions of drug deaths that occurred in the U S last year What's illegal are the drugs on the boat and the drugs that are being sent into our country and the fact that million people died last year from drugs that's what's illegal Trump fired back TRUMP ANNOUNCES US MILITARY CONDUCTED 'LETHAL STRIKE' ON VENEZUELAN DRUG BOAT IN CARIBBEANThe remarks from Trump come amid escalating tensions after a U S military strike earlier this month blew apart a Venezuelan drug boat in the southern Caribbean leaving nearly a dozen suspected Tren de Aragua TdA narco terrorists dead On Saturday Venezuela s foreign minister accused U S Navy personnel of boarding a tuna boat with nine fishermen in Venezuelan waters according to The Associated Press A lot of drugs are coming out of Venezuela A lot of Tren de Aragua Trump explained reporters They're trying to get out but we're stopping them successfully at the limit in Venezuela CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPIn February the Trump administration also designated drug cartel groups like Tren de Aragua the Sinaloa Cartel and others as foreign terrorist organizations