John Otis

But the Washington Post reported that following one of the first strikes back in September, there were initially two survivors clinging to the boat wreckage.

According to the Post, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had given an order to kill everyone aboard alleged drug boats and that this order led to a second strike in which those survivors were killed.

Yeah, that's correct.

There's no formal war between the two countries, but Trump has said that he's waging war against Venezuelan drug traffickers.

And as you mentioned, U.S.

forces have destroyed more than 20 alleged drug boats, killing more than 80 people.

But the Washington Post reported that following one of the first strikes back in September, there were initially two survivors clinging to the boat wreckage.

According to the Post, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

had given an order to kill everyone aboard alleged drug boats and that this order led to a second strike in which those survivors were killed.

Here's Senator Tim Kaine, a Democrat from Virginia, speaking on the CBS News program Face the Nation.

Ag Seth has called the Post report fake news, and Trump, speaking with reporters last night on Air Force One, backed him up.

But the House and Senate Armed Services Committees have vowed to increase oversight of the boat strikes.

Yeah, you know, ever since his first term, Trump has been pushing for regime change in Venezuela.

Its president, Nicolas Maduro, has crushed the country's democracy and its economy, prompting about 8 million Venezuelans to flee overseas.

Trump has also confirmed that he recently talked to Maduro on the phone, though he didn't provide any details.

On Sunday, Venezuela's vice president, Delcy Rodriguez, read a statement from Maduro claiming that this is all about oil.

government of trying to take control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves.

But experts say the 15,000 U.S.

troops based on warships in the Caribbean are not enough to take control of Venezuela.

Trump could instead order limited attacks on Venezuelan territory, or he might just stick to these boat strikes.