MAGA base backs US military strikes on suspected drug-smuggling vessels.
Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, departs following a briefing with House lawmakers at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. The US military has attacked three more alleged drug boats, killing a total of eight people, the US Southern Command said Monday night. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
The president has tried to brush off affordability as an issue.
US President Donald Trump draws out the card of United States during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw in Washington on Dec. 5. Photographer: Stephanie Scarbrough/Getty Images
The report comes as Congress is examining strikes on alleged drug boats.
Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, during a meeting with US President Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, not pictured, in the Cabinet Room of White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. Orban is meeting with Trump at the White House, where the Hungarian leader is seeking to win an exemption from US sanctions on Russian oil. Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg
Both men move past the harsh words of the campaign.
US President Donald Trump and New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Nov. 21. Photographer: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images
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