Overview

• Trump announced another attack on a vessel he said was carrying drugs during a Navy anniversary event in Norfolk, Virginia.
• He claimed traffickers have left the water and warned that U.S. forces may begin looking for targets on land.
• U.S. officials say at least 21 people have been killed across the five maritime operations since early September.
• The Pentagon said Friday’s operation was the fourth, reporting four men killed in international waters near Venezuela with no U.S. casualties.
• Venezuela condemned the strikes as a provocation, and questions persist over the lack of publicly presented evidence linking the targeted boats to narcotrafficking.