Congress on Dec. 4 hosted classified briefings on a deadly U.S. strike of an alleged drug boat in the South Caribbean in September that killed two survivors, leaving lawmakers on opposite sides of the aisle split in their reactions to the Trump administration’s increasing military buildup near Venezuela.
Navy Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley testified to lawmakers that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth did not give a “kill them all” order in the strike, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) told reporters on Thursday after leaving a classified briefing.
Bradley was joined by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine for classified briefings as Congress scrutinizes the U.S. military buildup near Venezuela….
Lawmakers Divided After Admiral’s Briefings on Drug Boat Strikes
