"Vice President JD Vance is being criticized for making light of the U.S. strikes that killed at least 14 people on boats in the Caribbean as backlash grows over the bombings, which experts said targeted civilians. At a rally on Wednesday, Vance bragged about the supposed success of the strikes, which Venezuelan officials have said are designed to stoke war with the country."
"'I was talking to Secretary [of Defense Pete] Hegseth, and you know what he said? 'You know what Mr. Vice President, we don't see any of these drug boats coming into our country, they've completely stopped,'' Vance said. "And I said, 'I know why. I would stop too - hell, I wouldn't go fishing right now in that area of the world,'" he went on, laughing."
Vice President JD Vance joked about U.S. strikes that killed at least 14 people on boats in the Caribbean, drawing sharp criticism. At a rally he boasted that drug boats had stopped after the strikes and recounted a conversation with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, saying he would not go fishing in that area. Critics called the remark callous and said it appeared to admit targeting civilians. United Nations experts condemned the strikes as extrajudicial executions that violate the right to life, and Senator Jack Reed said there was no evidence of self-defense.
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