House Speaker Mike Johnson, after viewing a video of the U.S. military's controversial Sept. 2 boat strikes and receiving a briefing from the commander who oversaw the mission, said Thursday that two initial survivors who were killed in a follow-on strike were "able-bodied," and the attacks were "entirely appropriate."

He reviewed the classified video of the follow-on Venezuela drug boat strike and was briefed by Adm. Frank Bradley on the operation. Afterward, Johnson told reporters he's satisfied with the intelligence and legality of the operation and said the strikes were conducted in accordance with the law and established protocol.

Only a handful of lawmakers — the leaders of the House and Senate armed services and intelligence committees — have seen the video of the strikes

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