09-12-2025 00:34 via ocregister.com

Trump says survivors of scrutinized US strike were trying to right boat before 2nd missile was fired

By AAMER MADHANI, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday justified the U.S. military’s decision to fire a second missile in a heavily scrutinized attack on a boat in the Caribbean Sea by claiming that two suspected drug smugglers were trying to right the vessel after it had capsized in the initial strike.
Trump also backtracked on whether he was open to releasing the video footage of the second strike. Last week, Trump told reporters he saw “no prob
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