Trump supports the release of a second video of a boat collision.

President Trump expressed on Wednesday that he is in favor of making public the video of the second boat strike carried out on Sept. 2 in the Caribbean, which resulted in the deaths of the remaining survivors from the operation.

Im not sure exactly what the footage shows, but if it exists, we would release it without hesitation, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. Every boat we stop prevents tens of thousands of American lives from being lost, he added. Our data shows that maritime drug trafficking has dropped by 91 percent.

The Trump administration has been under increasing scrutiny for its use of boat strikes in the Caribbean, particularly the September 2 operation where a second strike killed two survivors clinging to a burning vessel, as reported by The Washington Post.

This second strike has sparked criticism of the White House, the Pentagon, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, with members of both parties in Congress questioning whether it could be considered a war crime. Hegseth was seen walking through the White House colonnade before Trump addressed reporters during an event on auto regulation rollbacks.

Despite the backlash, the administration defended the strikes, emphasizing the necessity of protecting the U.S. from illegal drugs and drug trafficking organizations. When asked directly about supporting the killing of survivors in the Sept. 2 operation, Trump affirmed his backing of the decision to neutralize the boats. Those who piloted those vessels were attempting to harm Americans, he stated.

Author: Aiden Foster