US President Donald Trump on Monday defended the military's decision to launch a second strike that killed two survivors of an initial attack on a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean, claiming the men were trying to right the capsized vessel.
Trump's comments came as his administration faces mounting pressure from lawmakers to release footage of the 2 September operation, which killed nine people in the first strike before a follow-up attack some 40 minutes later killed the two survivors. Two additional strikes were then carried out to sink the vessel.
