Updated – September 16, 2025 02:39 am IST – Washington, D.C.
The strike that U.S. President Donald Trump says was carried out on September 15, 2025 got here two weeks after one other navy strike on what his administration says was a drug-carrying speedboat from Venezuela that killed 11. File | Photo Credit: Reuters
U.S. President Trump authorises navy strikes on drug-carrying boats from Venezuela, sparking debate over government authority and legality
U.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. navy once more focused a ship allegedly carrying medicine from Venezuela, killing three aboard the vessel.
“The Strike occurred whereas these confirmed narcoterrorists from Venezuela have been in International Waters transporting unlawful narcotics (A DEADLY WEAPON POISONING AMERICANS!) headed to the U.S.,” Mr. Trump stated in a Truth Social publish asserting the strike.
“These extraordinarily violent drug trafficking cartels pose a risk to U.S. National Security, Foreign Policy, and important U.S. Interests,” he added.
The strike that Mr. Trump says was carried out Monday (September 15, 2025) got here two weeks after one other navy strike on what the Trump administration says was a drug-carrying speedboat from Venezuela that killed 11.
The Trump administration justified the sooner strike as a crucial escalation to stem the circulate of medication into the United States.
But a number of senators, Democrats and a few Republicans, have indicated dissatisfaction with the administration’s rationale and questioned the legality of the motion. They view it as a possible overreach of government authority, partly by utilizing the navy for regulation enforcement functions.
Published – September 16, 2025 02:34 am IST
