Do you smell anything fishy about Trump’s claim about sinking a drug boat near Venezuela?

Yes, this would seem to be fishy.  This is also not the first time deaths occurred under a mission gre-lighted by Trump.  

"In September 2025, The New York Times reported that a covert US Navy SEAL operation on North Korea’s coast in 2019 killed several civilians and ended in failure. According to current and former officials cited by the paper, SEAL Team 6’s Red Squadron—known for high-risk missions including the 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden—was tasked with secretly planting a listening device to intercept Kim Jong-un’s communications. Instead, the mission collapsed after an encounter with local fishermen turned deadly, leaving no intelligence gained and a trail of questions about oversight and accountability.

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Eight operators from SEAL Team 6’s Red Squadron were selected for their skill in underwater infiltration. ... Their orders were to swim ashore, emplace the device near a North Korean communications hub, and return undetected. 

According to the account, the SEALs ran into unexpected trouble before reaching their objective. While navigating inshore waters, they encountered a small North Korean fishing vessel carrying what officials later described as civilians—likely shellfish divers or fishermen working at night.  Believing discovery would compromise the mission and potentially endanger their lives, the SEALs opened fire, killing all on board. 

The mission required presidential approval because of its risks. Multiple officials quoted in The Times said Trump signed off, considering the intelligence payoff worth the gamble. But after the September 2025 revelations, ABC News recorded Trump flatly denying knowledge, telling reporters, “I know nothing about it.” 

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/inside-the-trump-approved-seal-team-6-mission-in-north-korea-that-ended-in-civilian-deaths/ar-AA1M1tie?ocid=BingNewsVerp