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Jerry Fisayo-Bambi

White House defends follow-up strike on alleged drug boat, insists attack was lawful

The White House said Monday that a Navy admiral acted “within his authority and the law” when he ordered a second, follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea in a September US military operation that has come under bipartisan scrutiny.

According to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, Defense Secretary Hegseth authorised Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes.

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