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Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by God1000(op): 7:29pm On Nov 29, 2025

President Trump is shutting down Venezuelan airspace “in its entirety” amid a surge in drug trafficking from the South American nation, he announced Saturday morning.

“To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY. Trump wrote in a morning Truth Social post.

“Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

The measure comes just two days after the president said he would begin bombing land-based drug trafficking targets.

“The land is easier, but that’s going to start very soon,” Trump told reporters.

The US has been conducting a sea-focused campaign since September, bombing alleged drug boats originating in Venezuela and other Latin American nations.

Trump claims “poison” trafficking via sea has dropped by 85% since the bombings started, a practice Democrats, scholars and human rights experts have described as extrajudicial executions.

The administration has since carried out at least 21 fatal strikes on the boats.

In one such bombing, the US allegedly killed survivors after bombing a drug boat near Trinidad in a so-called “double tap” strike under orders from Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth to “kill everybody” — which the former Fox News contributor called “fake news.”

Trump spoke with Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro last week and discussed a possible meeting between them — which would mark the first-ever encounter between the authoritarian Venezuelan leader and a US president, the New York Times reported on Friday.

https://nypost.com/2025/11/29/world-news/trump-shuts-down-venezuelan-airspace-in-its-entirety-as-drug-trafficking-surges/

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by God1000(op): 7:29pm On Nov 29, 2025*

This man is after Venezuela's oil, and he claims to be a global peacemaker

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by ModupeoreMs: 7:35pm On Nov 29, 2025

We dont want that kind of intervention in Nigeria.

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by Salewa97: 7:39pm On Nov 29, 2025

Trump is a warmonger.

He always want to be in the news by force

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by matify83: 8:06pm On Nov 29, 2025

Just imagine closing a sovereign country's airspace just because you have the wherewithal.

This life no balance

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by HgAkpobomeEr: 8:07pm On Nov 29, 2025

Trump is a mad man.

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by Obapluto: 9:58pm On Nov 29, 2025

Real terrorists go collect am wotowoto..if e vex u.. put head

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by smileyoo: 10:10pm On Nov 29, 2025

HgAkpobomeEr:
Trump is a mad man.

a very nice mad man, I wish that he can extend a measure of his madness to the now disgraced nation- where madness is now the order of the day .
is it not the highest form of madness for citizens to be kidnaping and unaliving his fellow vulnerable citizens, without any form of provocation ?
we really need trump's type of madness to cure our own widespread madness .
Nigeria need help urgently, because this present level of carnage is not sustainable .

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by motayoayinde: 8:20am On Nov 30, 2025

Trump the saviour of World Christians wants to murder thousands of Venezuelan Christians because sometimes he forgets he's even a Christian. 😆

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by odejimioflagos: 8:27am On Nov 30, 2025

This is a dangerous game. How can the US president close a nation's airspace? What if other countries start doing the same?

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by ElSudani: 5:46pm On Nov 30, 2025

Trump is a wussy until he tries to shut down the Chinese or Russian airspace.

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by spiSeyi: 5:46pm On Nov 30, 2025

Something is telling me that next might be Nigeria if you get sense start stocking food stuff cool

Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by Nwaikpe: 5:46pm On Nov 30, 2025

The great cyrus of our time

Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by Nwaikpe: 5:46pm On Nov 30, 2025

Salewa97:
Trump is a warmonger.

He always want to be in the news by force

See this one on nairaland

Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by Nwaikpe: 5:47pm On Nov 30, 2025

God1000:
This man is after Venezuela's oil, and he claims to be a global peacemaker

The confidence of you guys when saying these is what is funny

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by AfonjaPriest: 5:47pm On Nov 30, 2025

Where is United Nations?
Oh, I recollect that United Nations is only useful for meetings, voting and putting out statements.

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by simpleseyi: 5:48pm On Nov 30, 2025*

And there is a useless organisation called UN, but a mentally challenged Trump is harassing all nations not playing to his game

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by YesDaddyTill203: 5:48pm On Nov 30, 2025

Which drug trafficking surge? Just looking for excuses to carry out his criminal actions.

Killing people in international waters without evidence of criminality is against international law.
Let's even assume that they are carrying drugs; international law does not permit anyone to just execute people without trial.

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by 3rdworldwar: 5:48pm On Nov 30, 2025

Can a president of a country shut down the airspace of another country?

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by enemyofprogress: 5:49pm On Nov 30, 2025

Nigeria is next.

Not enough original content
Please take a moment to write a quality post with at least 40 characters.
This will make the forum more interesting for everyone.

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by simpleseyi: 5:49pm On Nov 30, 2025

smileyoo:
a very nice mad man, I wish that he can extend a measure of his madness to the now disgraced nation- where madness is now the order of the day .
is it not the highest form of madness for citizens to be kidnaping and unaliving his fellow vulnerable citizens, without any form of provocation ?
we really need trump's type of madness to cure our own widespread madness .
Nigeria need help urgently, because this present level of carnage is not sustainable .

You go just kee yourself hypertension. If Trump sends his Soldier Ants that are scared of Russia and China, not a single one of the invaders will live to tell the story

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by FreeStuffsNG: 5:49pm On Nov 30, 2025

Drug trafficking did not surge. He is interested in the assets of Venezuela in the hands of Russia, China and Iran. He wants to start another war. They have cursed them with wars.

About 80% of drugs into US come through the pacific ocean and not through the Caribbean sea.

He can't go through the Pacific ocean because he will have to face China.

Maduro is too soft in my opinion but I stand to be corrected.

Same Trump will pardon a convicted drug criminal while he claims to start a war against drug trafficking.

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by Lukuluku69(m): 5:50pm On Nov 30, 2025

God1000:
https://nypost.com/2025/11/29/world-news/trump-shuts-down-venezuelan-airspace-in-its-entirety-as-drug-trafficking-surges/

Why not board the Drug boats with all your Commandos and Special Forces and show the whole world that indeed those boats are drug laden? Why blow them up?

Also, let America excert same pressure on those who take the Drugs in America. When there is no demand, suppliers leave of the trade.

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by thrillionaire(m): 5:50pm On Nov 30, 2025

I love Trump, a no nonsense president who would go all the way to protect his country and citizens.

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by MEGAWATCH: 5:50pm On Nov 30, 2025

That's how he is going to shut down the airspace of Nigeria because of Tinubu and his criminal gangs claiming to be running a government.

Government of bandits and terrorists.

😈😈😈😈😈😈

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by YesDaddyTill203: 5:51pm On Nov 30, 2025

3rdworldwar:
Can a president of a country shut down the airspace of another country?

It's pure criminality on the PDfile's part.

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by treatise: 5:52pm On Nov 30, 2025

Salewa97:
Trump is a warmonger.

He always want to be in the news by force

Diversionary scheme because he's highly enmeshed in Jeff Epstein case.

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by badoh(m): 5:52pm On Nov 30, 2025

smileyoo:
a very nice mad man, I wish that he can extend a measure of his madness to the now disgraced nation- where madness is now the order of the day .
is it not the highest form of madness for citizens to be kidnaping and unaliving his fellow vulnerable citizens, without any form of provocation ?
we really need trump's type of madness to cure our own widespread madness .
Nigeria need help urgently, because this present level of carnage is not sustainable .

I wish Nigeria can get a no-nonsense leader that will reset everyone's brain. Madness going on in Nigeria is not only about insurgency, every form of illegality like corruption, tapping of electricity illegally, dumping of refuse on the road, tax evation, not obeying traffic rules are categorized as madness, that is when you will know me and you are also culpable.

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by Mandesz(m): 5:52pm On Nov 30, 2025

Don't make enemy with everyone.

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Re: Donald Trump Says Venezuela Airspace Now Closed As Tensions Surge by HacheNoire: 5:52pm On Nov 30, 2025

God1000:
This man is after Venezuela's oil, and he claims to be a global peacemaker

You know US ways!

Oil they are after!

The WMD narrative has expired, it’s now drugs!

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