WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sunday called the deadly U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea “an act of kindness,” claiming that the attacks had halted drug trafficking via those waters into the United States.

Speaking aboard an aircraft carrier off the coast of Virginia at an event honoring the 250th anniversary of the formation of what would become the U.S. Navy, the president praised U.S. forces for their efficacy in the military operations in the Caribbean.

“We’re so good at it that there are no boats — in fact, even fishing boats,” Trump said, echoing a claim he made while addressing top U.S. military officials at Marine Base Quantico on Tuesday. “Nobody wants to go into the water anymore.”

The Trump administration told lawmakers last week the airstrikes, whi

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