Bradley, head of the US Special Operations Command, “worked well within his authority and the law directing the engagement to ensure the boat was destroyed and the threat to the United States of America was eliminated,” she added. The comments come after the Washington Post reported Friday that a Joint Special Operations Command commander ordered a second airstrike on a speedboat carrying 11 suspected Tren de Aragua narco-terrorists Sept. 2, after the first strike left two people clinging to the wreckage. Leavitt later added “one more point to remind the American public why these lethal strikes are taking place” — noting that Trump has designated Nicolás Maduro’s narcoterrorists such as Tren de Aragua as foreign terror organizations, giving the US military the legal authority to blast the drug boats out of the water.
Author: Caitlin Doornbos
Published at: 2025-12-01 23:32:00
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