"Smerconish opened his show addressing controversy around the Trump administration's strikes on alleged drug boats out of Venezuela and elsewhere. The CNN host said he backs aggressive interdiction when it comes to stopping drugs from coming into the United States. He was less supportive, however, of the September 2 double tap strike on an alleged drug smuggling boat off the coast off the Trinidad coast."
"So on the street, you see a drug dealer in plain sight. Are we to shoot them right there in the street? This is the U.S. Board the boat, stop them, get the evidence, show us, wow, I think you are part of a cult now, a viewer named Lisa wrote to Smerconish, making the CNN host chuckle for a moment."
Smerconish supports aggressive interdiction to stop drugs entering the United States but expressed concern about the September 2 double-tap strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat near Trinidad. A reported order from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to kill everyone onboard prompted legal questions after two people survived the first strike and a second strike followed; Navy Adm. Frank Mitch Bradley denied such an order. Smerconish called the legality of the second strike dubious and urged a full review. He responded to viewer tweets, arguing high-seas interdiction involves a different standard than domestic law and emphasizing deterrence and border policies.
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