US EditionFull Video of Venezuela Drug Boat Strikes Will Not Be Made Public, Hegseth Says
The campaign has destroyed 26 boats and killed 95 people targeting narcotics bound for the US amid questions on legal and strategic clarity, officials said.
- On Tuesday, senators grilled Donald Trump's top national security officials in a classified briefing led by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on strikes near Venezuela.
- US officials say the operations target narcotics bound for American shores, and the administration has ramped up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by deploying warships and aircraft and seizing an oil tanker last week.
- The campaign has destroyed at least 26 boats and killed at least 95 people, and a September 2 operation killed two survivors in a second strike.
- Senators demanded legal justification and full access to classified video footage, while Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer urged providing every senator complete, unedited tapes to prevent broader conflict.
- Critics and legal experts say the campaign is legally ambiguous and strategically unclear, while Susie Wiles, Trump's chief of Staff, said strikes may continue but require congressional authorization, and Caracas denounced the operation as international piracy.
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Lindsey Graham Suggests Drug Boat Strikes May Be In Vain
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'This friggin' video!' Lindsey Graham loses it as reporters press on Trump's boat strikes
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) lashed out Tuesday after reporters asked him if Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should release a controversial video of the U.S. military's strike on a small boat near Venezuela that critics say could show war crimes.Following a meeting with Hegseth, Graham complained that ...
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Senators grill Trump officials on US alleged drug boat strikes
Donald Trump's top national security officials faced a grilling from senators Tuesday on US strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific -- operations that have raised alarms about escalating military force near Venezuela.
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