Trump announces another lethal strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : When pressed in the days after the first strike, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth declined to provide specifics but said the US had "the absolute and complete authority to conduct that."
44% : In a video Trump posted on Monday, a small boat is seen in open water before being hit, triggering a plume of black smoke -- similar to footage released in yesterday's social media post. Asked later Monday for evidence the vessel was carrying drugs, Trump responded, "We have proof.
41% : In a social media post, Trump said the strike targeted a vessel operating in US Southern Command's area of responsibility - which includes Central America, South America and the Caribbean - and killed three male "narcoterrorists" onboard.
37% : Trump attached a video of the strike to his post.
25% : "On my Orders, the Secretary of War ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
17% : Earlier this week, Trump said the US military killed three people in a strike on a vessel in international waters near South America, allegedly "transporting illegal narcotics" from Venezuela.

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