Trump to meet with Rubio, Hegseth, top aides on Venezuela, sources say
CBS News • • general
Key Points:
- President Trump is expected to meet with top officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, to discuss next steps in U.S. operations against Venezuela's Maduro regime amid escalating pressure and military presence in the region.
- The meeting follows reports that Defense Secretary Hegseth ordered a U.S. strike on a suspected drug smuggling boat in the Caribbean to leave no survivors, leading to a controversial second strike that killed survivors in the water, raising serious legal and ethical concerns.
- A group of former military legal experts has called for a Congressional investigation into the strikes, citing potential violations of the Geneva Conventions and possible war crimes due to the intentional targeting of individuals rendered hors de combat.
- President Trump expressed mixed
