White House defends 2nd deadly drug boat strike as legal

The White House confirms a second military strike was ordered against a suspected drug-smuggling boat to kill any survivors. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the September 2nd action against an alleged drug boat as “lethal targeting” and said the second strike was carried out “in self-defense and “in accordance” with laws governing armed conflict. Lawmakers from both parties are questioning the incident after The Washington Post reported that Defense Secretary Hegseth ordered the military to “kill everybody.”