CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Military Strikes Against Alleged Drug Smugglers?

A vessel burns in this still image taken from a video released September 15, 2025, depicting what U.S. President Donald Trump said was a U.S. military strike on a Venezuelan drug cartel vessel that had been on its way to the United States, the second such strike carried out against a suspected drug boat in recent weeks. Donald Trump via Truth Social/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Verification lines: Reuters checked the footage through our AI detection tool and found no evidence of manipulation. However, portions of the footage are partly blurred, making it impossible to confirm if the video is manipulated. Thorough verification is an ongoing process, and Reuters will continue to review the footage as more information becomes available.

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Military Strikes Against Alleged Drug Smugglers?

Host Paul Pacelli opened Friday’s “Connecticut Today” with his support for a Trump White House-authorized U.S. military strike against an alleged “narcoterrorist” boat operating in the Caribbean (00:58). CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi joined us live from the White House with more details about that Trump action against alleged drug cartels (15:17). The Yankee Institute’s Andrew Fowler dropped by to talk about his op-ed regarding a proposed state investment in the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun (18:22). Former Bridgeport Democratic State Rep. Chris Caruso joined us with his weekly update (29:11). We wound up the week with Thomas Wolf, author of, “Baseball in the Roaring Twenties: The Yankees, the Cardinals, and the Captivating 1926 Season.” (40:29)

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