Vice President JD Vance defended the U.S. strike that sank a Venezuelan drug boat and killed 11 suspected traffickers this week, arguing the action represented the proper mission of the US miliary.

“Killing cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and best use of our military,” Vance wrote Saturday on X.

He followed up with a shot at Democrats: “Democrats: let’s send your kids to die in Russia. Republicans: actually let’s protect our people from the scum of the Earth.” 4

The comments came as allies on Capitol Hill warned of a broader threat. Republican Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Perry said Saturday that Venezuela is acting as a “puppet state for Russia” and accused both nations of working together to flood the U.S. with fentanyl.

“Those are acts of war and we

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