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Fact-check: Multiple recent X posts and news reports confirm the US military used a high-energy laser to down a CBP drone near Fort Hancock, Texas, in a friendly-fire incident—the second in two weeks—causing airspace closures along the US-Mexico border. Democratic outrage and criticism of the Trump administration's competence align with reports on X and web sources, consistent with the ongoing US-Mexico Border Military Operations context.
Democrats outraged at US military’s downing of CBP drone near Mexico border
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The US military used a high-energy laser to shoot down a drone near Fort Hancock, Texas, that turned out to belong to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), marking the second such friendly-fire incident in two weeks. The incident forced airspace closures along the US-Mexico border and drew sharp criticism from Democratic members of Congress, who called it evidence of incompetence within the Trump administration. The repeated disruption of civilian air traffic raises concerns about military rul