The full title of this article is “US deploying 10 fighter jets to Puerto Rico in fight against drug cartels, as Trump threatens to ‘shoot down’ Venezuelan military planes.” The jets are being deployed to Puerto Rico as part of the U.S. president’s vow to crack down on narco-terrorist organizations. Diana Nerozzi, Emily Crane, and Caitlin Doornbos report for The New York Post.
The US will deploy 10 F-35 fight jets to Puerto Rico as part of its drug cartel fight, sources told The Post Friday — just days after a lethal strike by US forces wiped out nearly a dozen Venezuelan narco-terrorists.
The F-35s — the military’s most advanced fighter jets in service — are due to arrive next week, a source close to the Trump administration said. It wasn’t immediately clear what physical role the F-35s would play, but sending the highly advanced aircraft to the US territory will at least serve as a show of force to deter drug traffickers.
President Trump also threatened to shoot down Venezuelan military planes after two F-16s recently flew over the USS Jason Dunham guided missile destroyer. “I don’t want to talk about that, but if they do put us in a dangerous position, they’ll be shot down,” Trump said Friday after the threatening demonstration. [. . .]
The military has deployed at least eight warships to Central America in recent weeks as the president cracks down on narcoterrorists. The development comes just days after Trump revealed the US military had killed 11 people in a “drug-carrying boat” off the coast of Venezuela. [. . .]
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[Photo above (REUTERS): U.S. Marine Corps helicopters and Ospreys stand parked on the tarmac of the former Roosevelt Roads military base, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, on September 3, 2025.]
The full title of this article is “US deploying 10 fighter jets to Puerto Rico in fight against drug cartels, as Trump threatens to ‘shoot down’ Venezuelan military planes.” The jets are being deployed to Puerto Rico as part of the U.S. president’s vow to crack down on narco-terrorist organizations. Diana Nerozzi, Emily Crane, and Caitlin
