Trump says US strikes another drug boat off Venezuela
Six people have been killed on an alleged drug boat struck by US forces, the president says. Photo: AAP
The United States has struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, US President Donald Trump says.
The president said in a post on social media that six people aboard the vessel were killed in the strike and no US forces were harmed.
It is the fifth deadly strike in the Caribbean as the administration has asserted that it is treating alleged drug traffickers as unlawful combatants who must be met with military force.
Frustration with the administration has been growing on Capitol Hill among members of both parties.
Some Republicans are seeking more information from the White House on the legal justification and details of the strikes.
Democrats contend the strikes violate US and international law.
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