Vice President JD Vance clashed with a top Republican over the weekend after defending the decision to target the Tren de Aragua gang in a deadly strike last week.

President Donald Trump announced last week that the U.S. military had carried out a strike against a drug-carrying vessel that was operated by the Tren de Aragua gang. He said that 11 people were killed in the rare military operation in the southern Caribbean.

Trump faced immediate backlash over the strike from both sides of the aisle, with many critics questioning the legality of the decision. Vance defended the Trump administration’s decision in a post on social media platform on Saturday, which ignited even more controversy over the strike.

“Killing cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and b

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