The White House says the second strike on an alleged drugs boat was ordered by Admiral Frank Bradley, who acted lawfully.

The White House confirmed the second strikes on 2 September, but denied reports that Defence Secretary Hegseth said "kill everybody" on board the vessel.

The US defence secretary and White House have defended the second strike, but Trump said he would not have wanted it.

Defence secretary gave order for strikes but did not say to ‘kill everybody’, according to White House spokesperson

Questions mount over US attack in Caribbean Sea that killed survivors on boat allegedly carrying drugs

WASHINGTON: A US admiral acting under the authority of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a second strike that targeted survivors of an initial attack on an alleged drug…

Admiral Frank ‘Mitch’ Bradley is set to give a classified briefing to lawmakers over the lethal Venezuela ‘drug boat’ strikes

Adm. Mitch Bradley is expected to brief Congress Thursday on the incident in which two survivors of the initial attack on the boat were killed.

The White House says the second strike on an alleged drugs boat was ordered by Admiral Frank Bradley, who acted lawfully.

Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley spoke with lawmakers on Thursday about the recent attacks on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean.

The attack comes just hours after Admiral Frank ‘Mitch’ Bradley briefed concerned lawmakers about the September ‘double tap’ strike