Trump promised to verify reports that the Pentagon ordered the killing of survivors in the Caribbean
US President Donald Trump promised to verify media reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the killing of survivors from US attacks on drug ships in the Caribbean Sea.
Trump told reporters, "We will investigate this."
He explained that he himself would not order such attacks, but the head of the Pentagon assured him that no such orders had been given to kill two survivors as reported in the media. Trump emphasized that he believes what Hegseth said.
From September to October, the US used force multiple times to destroy so-called "drug trafficking vessels" near the coast of Venezuela. Some US lawmakers criticized this, saying the Trump administration should provide more justification for these strike operations to the lawmakers.
Last week, NBC News cited six sources who reported that a senior military lawyer from the US Southern Command, responsible for the operations off the coast of Venezuela, questioned the legality of these actions, but his opinion was rejected.
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