The U.S. military has conducted another strike on a boat it claimed was trafficking drugs off the coast of Venezuela. President Donald Trump posted a video of the strike on his Truth Social page Tuesday.
He said six “narco-terrorists” were killed in what he called “a lethal, kinetic strike.” Trump also said the boat was “affiliated with a designated terrorist organization,” but did not name which one. He noted that those killed were aboard the vessel, and no U.S. forces were harmed.
Tuesday’s strike was the fifth deadly strike in the Caribbean. It comes as the Trump administration has declared the U.S. is in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels.
Venezuela has accused the administration of ulterior motives, such as trying to unseat President Nicolás Maduro in order to seize the country’s natural resources.
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Senate challenges Trump’s authority
The strike comes less than a week after the GOP blocked Senate efforts to rein in Trump’s strikes.
Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Adam Schiff, D-Calif. led a resolution. They argued that the Constitution requires Congress to authorize hostilities and invoked the War Powers Act to force a vote.
That vote occurred last week, with senators voting 51-48 against advancing the measure.
Two Republicans, Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, joined Democrats in support. Meanwhile, Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania opposed the resolution.
The White House and Trump administration have maintained that the strikes are lawful acts of self-defense under Article II of the Constitution.
