"President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth have boasted about the ongoing U.S. military strikes on vessels in international waters that they claim are crewed by narcoterrorists who are trafficking drugs from Venezuela and Colombia. The administration has provided no evidence for its claims, which, even if true, would be extremely dubious legal grounds for bombing the vessels. At least 57 people, mostly Venezuelans and Colombians, have been killed in the strikes. The president has even suggested the U.S. may bomb Venezuela."
"Well, I think first off, I don't think anybody has openly and publicly stated a full support of what the administration is doing because no one has [received] a full presentation yet from the administration of what they're doing to support it, Turner replied. I think what people have said By the way, Burnett interjected. Can I just say that's a pretty scary thing for you to say, considering that you're on that committee. Right, Turner agreed. What I have said and what I think the American public supports is that the administration's statement that the drug trade has to be impacted is important, and"
Rep. Mike Turner said a key congressional committee has largely been kept out of the loop about U.S. boat bombings in the Caribbean and the Pacific. The administration has carried out strikes on vessels it claims are crewed by narcoterrorists trafficking drugs from Venezuela and Colombia, but it has provided no evidence. At least 57 people, mostly Venezuelans and Colombians, have died in the strikes. Legal justification for bombing the vessels would be dubious even if the claims were true. President Trump has signaled willingness to bomb Venezuela and has sought regime change there since 2019. Turner said lawmakers have not received a full presentation from the administration.
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