Targeted US Military Action Against Drug Operations Necessary: Panel

Salas and Meckler discussed President Donald Trump hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida and U.S. military strikes on a Venezuelan dock.
Published: 12/29/2025, 11:14:29 PM EST
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Denny Salas, executive vice president of Gotham Government Relations, and Mark Meckler, president and co-founder of the Convention of States, joined a panel discussion with NTD's Melina Wisecup to discuss the message of President Donald Trump's hosting of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida, his support of Israel’s actions in Gaza, and his statement that Hamas must disarm.

The panel also discussed the significance of Netanyahu awarding Trump the Israel Prize, which has never been given to a foreigner. Salas and Meckler also discussed the U.S. strikes on a Venezuelan dock used to load boats with drugs in the first land operation in the country, and the Trump administration now beginning to distribute money from a $50 billion rural health fund that was part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.