WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told sailors and Marines on a warship off Puerto Rico on Monday that they were not deployed to the Caribbean for training but instead sent to the "front lines" of a critical counter-narcotics mission.
Hegseth's remarks came during a surprise visit along with the top U.S. general to Puerto Rico amid escalating tensions with Venezuela, which U.S. President Donald Trump's administration accuses of trafficking narcotics to the United States - allegations denied by Caracas.
