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US strikes on suspected drug boats kill 83 and destroy 22 vessels

US military strikes against suspected drug‑running boats in the Caribbean reportedly killed 83 people and destroyed 22 vessels, prompting bipartisan legal alarm and calls for congressional and Pentagon investigations into possible unlawful follow up attacks

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83 - Reported killed in US strikes on suspected drug vessels

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"I don’t want them in our country" — Donald Trump

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"Congratulations to Matt Van Epps on his BIG Congressional WIN in the Great State of Tennessee. The Radical Left Democrats threw everything at him, including Millions of Dollars. Another great night for the Republican Party!!! President DJT"