President Donald Trump convened a meeting of his Cabinet Tuesday morning, where he previewed imminent military action in Venezuela and Colombia and sought to prop up War Secretary Pete Hegseth .

For months, the Trump administration has been conducting air strikes on alleged narco-terrorist boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, in addition to steadily building up the American military presence in the region. But, over the weekend, the Washington Post reported that Hegseth ordered a “double tap” on two survivors of a September strike, a possible violation of American rules of engagement.

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