White House says admiral ordered follow-up strike on alleged drug boat, insists strike was legal

White House says admiral ordered follow-up strike on alleged drug boat, insists strike was legal

The White House said Monday that a Navy admiral acted “within his authority and the law” when he ordered a second follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea in a US military operation in September that came under bipartisan scrutiny. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt offered the justification for the … Read more

The commander of the US Navy has ordered a second Venezuelan boats, the White House says

The commander of the US Navy has ordered a second Venezuelan boats, the White House says

A top US Navy commander has ordered a second round of military strikes on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat, the White House has confirmed. “Admiral (Frank) Bradley acted well within his authority and the law” to order the additional strikes, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday. Leavitt said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized … Read more