Washington — President Trump mentioned Tuesday that the U.S. struck one other small boat that he accused of carrying medication within the waters off the coast of Venezuela.
The president mentioned in a publish on Fact Social that six folks aboard the vessel have been killed within the strike and no U.S. forces have been harmed. It is the fifth lethal strike within the Caribbean, the place the Trump administration has asserted it’s treating alleged drug traffickers as illegal combatants who have to be met with army pressure. A minimum of 27 folks have been killed within the 5 strikes, in keeping with figures launched by the administration.
Frustration with the usage of pressure has been rising on Capitol Hill amongst members of each main political events. Some Republicans are looking for extra info from the White Home on the authorized justification and particulars of the strikes. Democrats contend the strikes violate U.S. and worldwide legislation.
Mr. Trump mentioned Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the strike Tuesday morning and launched a video of the strike, as he has up to now.
Mr. Trump mentioned that the strike was performed in worldwide waters and that “Intelligence” confirmed that the vessel was trafficking narcotics, was related to “narcoterrorist networks” and was on a recognized drug trafficking route.
The Senate final week voted on a warfare powers decision that might have barred the Trump administration from conducting the strikes until Congress particularly approved them, but it surely didn’t go.
