Families fear speaking out, governments in the region have said little publicly, and the Trump administration has not disclosed the names of the dead.

The Trump administration has justified the strikes by declaring drug cartels to be “ unlawful combatants” and said the U.S. is now in an “armed conflict” with them. Trump has said each sunken boat has saved 25,000 American lives, presumably from overdoses.

During his remarks in an interview today, GOP Senator Markwayne Mullin shamelessly rubber-stamped Trump's reckless strikes on Venezuelan "drug boats." Mullin asked, "Why would we care?"

In a lengthy "60 Minutes" interview, President Donald Trump made false and questionable claims about nuclear weapons testing, inflation and military strikes in the Caribbean Sea. He also repeated numerous misleading claims he has made before on a range of topics.

Senators from both parties are expressing concerns about President Trump’s unilateral approach to conducting military strikes against alleged drug cartel boats in the Caribbean. On the Sunday show circuit,

But Congress can stop it by constitutional means—namely by employing the power of the purse.

Sen. Mark Kelly voiced concerns about the legality of U.S. strikes on drug boats and criticized Congress's handling of a new member's swearing-in.