"Mr. Secretary, what legal authority did the Pentagon invoke to strike that boat full of drug smugglers? she asked. We have the absolute authority and complete authority to conduct that, Hegseth replied. First of all, just the defense of the American people alone. A hundred thousand Americans were killed each year under the previous administration because of an open border and open drug traffic flow. That is an assault on the American people."
"The president posted a video of the strike on his Truth Social account. The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in International waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States, Trump said. The strike resulted in 11 terrorists killed in action. Trump's claim has not been independently confirmed. Under U.S. law, drug trafficking is not punishable by death."
U.S. officials, including the secretary of defense and the president, asserted the government has absolute authority to strike suspected drug traffickers at sea. President Trump posted a video claiming a U.S. strike on a Caribbean speedboat killed 11 people identified as narcoterrorists from Venezuela while transporting illegal narcotics in international waters. The strike's casualty count and identification have not been independently confirmed. Under U.S. law, drug trafficking is not punishable by death. Secretary Pete Hegseth said the action was justified as defense of the American people and warned others they would meet the same fate. The vice president gave an evasive response about legal justification.
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