The vice president and a Republican senator clashed over a U.S. military strike that killed 11 people on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean.

The Kentucky Republican sharply criticized Tuesday's lethal attack on suspected traffickers and said that "even the worst people in our country" get due process.

The vice president snapped at a commentator on social media who said attacking the boat was illegal.

The vice president and a Republican senator clashed over a U.S. military strike that killed 11 people on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean.

Rand Paul decries ‘thoughtless’ comment after vice-president defends strike against alleged drug traffickers