Vice President J.D. Vance went after notorious anti-Trump activist Brian Krassenstein following the administration’s drone strike on a Venezuelan drug trafficking boat.
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that U.S. forces had destroyed the vessel, which belonged to the Tren de Aragua street gang.
“We literally shot out a boat — a drug-carrying boat,” Trump said from the Oval Office.
According to the White House, the ship was loaded with narcotics and armed traffickers linked to the Venezuelan regime. Officials described the strike as part of a broader U.S. buildup in the region.
In recent months, Washington has sent Aegis destroyers, an amphibious squadron, and a nuclear submarine to waters near Venezuela. The operation is backed by P-8 surveillance planes, helicopters, Tomahawk-capable platforms, and roughly 4,000 to 4,500 personnel.
Despite the show of force, critics on the left immediately attacked the move. Some Democrats and liberal pundits accused Trump of overstepping his authority and carrying out an “illegal” action.
Krassenstein, who has built a reputation as an anti-Trump social media agitator, joined in.
Responding to one of Vance’s posts on X, he blasted the decision as a human rights violation, per Trending Politics.
“Killing cartel members who poison our fellow citizens