Ultraconservative journalist Tucker Carlson claimed on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump will announce war on Venezuela during his national address tonight, as informed by a member of Congress. Trump stated yesterday on Truth Social that Venezuela is "surrounded" by "the largest armada ever assembled in the history of South America" and that the shock will be like never before until they "return all the oil, lands, and other assets they previously stole" from the United States. "Yesterday, members of Congress were informed that a war is imminent and that the president will announce it in a national address tonight at 9:00 PM" (02:00 GMT Thursday), the journalist said on the conservative podcast 'Judging Freedom'. Trump will appear on television tonight to deliver a national address from the White House, where he will take stock of his nearly first year in office. In this context, Trump seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela last week, and yesterday ordered a total blockade of all sanctioned tankers entering or leaving the country. This intervention, however, comes amid rising tensions in the Caribbean, where the country has deployed a major military operation in recent months, justified by combating drug trafficking in the region. It is expected that the head of state will address his efforts to reduce the cost of living amid growing criticism from his own followers, who reproach him for focusing more on foreign policy than on domestic affairs. He will also outline his plans for the next three years, as stated yesterday by White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt. This has included a series of bombings in the southern Caribbean and the eastern Pacific against about two dozen boats apparently loaded with drugs, causing the death of at least 95 of their crew members. Carlson became one of the most prominent voices of the American right as a host on Fox News, from which he was fired in 2023 after the network investigated a private message with racist and violent content.
Carlson Claims Trump to Announce War on Venezuela
Journalist Tucker Carlson reported that U.S. President Donald Trump will announce war on Venezuela in his national address. Trump previously stated that Venezuela is surrounded by the largest armada in the region's history and must return assets stolen from the USA.
