- Trump ordered strike on suspected drug boat to send a message, Rubio says The Washington Post
- Trump Administration Says Boat Strike Is Start of Campaign Against Venezuelan Cartels The New York Times
- Rubio says intercepting drug vessels doesn’t work, blowing them up does CNN
- Trump Is Crossing a Line That Dates Back to the Revolution The Atlantic
- Trump says US strike on vessel in Caribbean targeted Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang, killed 11 AP News