Johnson on 2nd boat strike: 'I'm not going to prejudge any of that'
When asked about reports that the U.S. military killed two survivors of an earlier strike on a boat suspected of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea in September, House Speaker Mike Johnson said he is "not going to prejudge any of that."
"In a preliminary review, the admiral who ordered the second strike thought it was necessary to complete the mission," Johnson said, referring to Adm. Mitch Bradley. "He's highly decorated, highly respected admiral in the Navy and he made that call."
Johnson said he has not reviewed the "scope of the mission" of "that particular strike," but he said that the incident will be something that "Congress will look at." He added that "second strikes are not unusual."
"I think it's very important for everybody to reserve judgment and not leap to conclusions until you have all the facts, and that's what we'll be uncovering," Johnson told reporters on Tuesday.






