Summary
A recent poll found that most registered voters think a second missile strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean was wrong. The poll also highlights a preference among voters for intercepting rather than sinking such boats, amid ongoing debate over U.S. military actions in the region.
Key Facts
- A Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll surveyed 2,204 registered voters from December 2-4.
- 62% of those polled prefer intercepting drug boats over sinking them.
- 54% believe it was wrong to launch a second missile strike on the boat.
- The incident involved U.S. military strikes on Venezuelan vessels in the Caribbean.
- CNN reports the targeted boat was headed for Suriname, not directly to the U.S.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the strikes as legal under U.S. and international law.
- The margin of error for the poll is 1.99 percentage points.
- President Trump commented that he did not agree with a "no survivors" directive for strikes.
