Vice President J.D. Vance sparked a heated online exchange after praising a U.S. military strike that eliminated 11 alleged drug traffickers aboard a Venezuelan vessel. He described the operation as “the highest and best use of our military.”
When social media commentator Brian Krassenstein criticized the strike, calling it a potential war crime for targeting civilians without due process, Vance responded bluntly: “I don’t give a s— what you call it.”
The clash highlights sharp divisions over the legality and ethics of U.S. military action against foreign criminal groups.