Vice President JD Vance on Saturday defended the Trump administration’s targeted U.S. military strike against members of the Tren de Aragua drug cartel.
The strike, carried out in the Caribbean Sea earlier this week, killed nearly a dozen cartel smugglers transporting narcotics, according to President Trump.

JD Vance
Vance Defends Cartel Strike
“Killing cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and best use of our military,” Vance wrote on X.
Liberal activist Brian Krassenstein accused the administration of committing war crimes.

Brian Krassenstein
Vance replied bluntly: “I don’t give a s*** what you call it,” a post that drew over 1.3 million views within hours.
The Vice President
