Vance Cites Trump Campaign Promises When Asked What ‘Legal Authority’ Was Used to Bomb Drug Smugglers
Vice President JD Vance gave an eyebrow-raising response to a question from a reporter on Wednesday about what “legal authority” the Trump administration used to bomb a vessel in the Caribbean that was allegedly carrying drugs and operated by the Tren de Aragua gang.
“The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in International waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States. No U.S. Forces were harmed in this strike. Please let this serve as notice to anybody even thinking about bringing drugs into the United States of America,” Trump announced on Truth Social.
Vance fielded questions from reporters after flying to meet with victims of the church shooting in Minnesota last week.
“On the Venezuela vessel strike, what legal authority were you guys working under? And will there be an after-action report on the strike?” asked a reporter.
“Well, I’m sure there’s going to be an after-action report. I mean, the legal authority, and I want to talk about these kids, is that there are people who are bringing literal terrorists, who are bringing deadly drugs into our country, and the President of the United States ran on a promise of stopping this poison from coming into our country,” Vance replied, dodging the question. ‘Another question?” he moved on.
Watch the clip above.
