Trump and Hegseth stand by Caribbean boat strikes despite legal concerns

At a cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth defended a controversial pair of strikes on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean. Hegseth blamed the “fog of war” for not seeing survivors before the second hit, which is suspected of killing two people and may violate international law. Tensions keep rising in the Caribbean, especially with Venezuela, as US claims to fight drug trafficking.