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Trump administration looks to navigate fallout from controversial boat strike

By Franco Ordoñez

Published December 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM CST

The Trump administration's actions show they are aware of the potential fallout on the kill strike and are working to contain it - despite what they are saying.

Franco Ordoñez

Franco Ordoñez is a White House Correspondent for NPR's Washington Desk. Before he came to NPR in 2019, Ordoñez covered the White House for McClatchy. He has also written about diplomatic affairs, foreign policy and immigration, and has been a correspondent in Cuba, Colombia, Mexico and Haiti.