Hi there and welcome to meet the press now. I'm Ryan Nobles in Washington, where with the

cameras rolling, President Trump held a lengthy meeting with his cabinet as the administration

finds itself on

defense with voters on affordability issues and with the president's job approval on the decline,

all amid escalating scrutiny over lethal military strikes in the Caribbean.

At today's cabinet meeting, which lasted more than two hours. Both President Trump and Defense Secretary

Hegseth were pressed by NBC's Gabe Gutierrez about a second strike on a suspected drug

cartel vessel after an initial strike failed to kill everyone on board. That double-tap strike

has raised serious legal questions, with some lawmakers and military experts even raising the

possibility it was a war crime.

The president and his defense secretary today defended the military's actions while also

appearing to downplay their own roles in the decision making.

As far as the attack is concerned, I still haven't gotten a lot of information because I rely on Pete.

But to me, it was an attack.

It wasn't one strike, two strikes, three strikes.

Somebody asked me a question about the second strike.

I didn't know about the second strike.

I didn't know anything about people.

I wasn't involved in it.

So you didn't see any survivors to to be clear, after that first strike?

You personally.

I did not personally see survivors, but I stand because the thing was on fire.

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