Military Strikes

Lawmakers Privately View Video of Controversial September U.S. Boat Strike as Debate Intensifies

December 17, 2025 Ti AI ṣe iroyin Àwòrán tí AI ṣe Ti ṣayẹwo fun ododo

Members of the House and Senate Armed Services committees have viewed the full video of a September 2 U.S. military strike on a suspected drug-smuggling boat, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declined to release the footage to the public. The viewing has sharpened partisan divisions over the Trump administration’s expanding campaign against Venezuela-linked narcotics networks.