‘You’re Not Murdering Anybody’: Sen. Lindsey Graham Rejects Military Concerns Over Attacks on Alleged Drug Boats

Willa Pope Robbins Oct 27th, 2025, 8:04 am

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told CBS’s Margaret Brennan on Sunday that President Donald Trump had “all the authority he needs” to conduct the recent military attacks off the coast of Venezuela, maintaining the legality of the strikes while brushing off concerns about the operations’ lack of documentation.

Graham joined to discuss the administration’s recent bombing of drug smuggling vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific Oceans. Over the last two months, nine military strikes have been conducted against boats the administration claims were operated by the Venezuela-based gang Tren de Aragua .

Graham defended the strike

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