Democrats in Congress have been all over President Donald Trump and his administration for the numerous recent strikes on narco drug runners in and around Venezuela; however, some of those Democrats seemed to have changed their tune this week.

According to Fox News, after a classified briefing on Capitol Hill this week, one top Senate Intelligence Democrat emerged with a newfound confidence in the administration's recent strikes on narco-trafficking vessels. 

That same Democrat went as far as blaming the Biden administration for not doing more during his term to "unite" the region against dictator Nicolas Maduro.

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence received a briefing from the Office of Legal Counsel this week regarding the intel behind a series of strikes on the drug vessels in the Caribbean.

What's going on?

It was Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) who emerged from the meeting with what appears to be a new outlook on what the Trump administration is trying to accomplish in the region.

Fox News noted:

Lawmakers from both parties said the briefing reassured them the targets were legitimate, even as some voiced unease about the broader strategy.

Warner wasn't fully on board, but expressed confidence that the drug vessel strikes were justified.

Fox News added:

"The final comment I’ll make is just that nothing in the legal opinion even mentions Venezuela," said Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the top Democrat on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

"I think they do have visibility into drug trafficking," Warner added, saying he trusted U.S. intelligence assessments but would prefer traffickers be "interdicted and taken to court rather than blown up."

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, War Secretary Pete Hegseth and senior Pentagon lawyers reportedly led the meeting with the Senate committee.

The meeting came after several lawmakers expressed frustrations about being essentially left in the dark regarding the intel that led to the series of strikes, which, so far, has resulted in the deaths of at least 63 drug traffickers in the region.

Other Dems sign on

Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) expressed some concerns about bad intel leading to mistakes, but essentially said he was confident in U.S. intelligence reports on the vessels being hit.

"Lots of mistakes could get made," Hines said. "But, again, they are applying the eyes and ears of our intelligence community to these boats. I don’t worry too much that there will be a strike on a fishing boat or a pleasure boat, but that’s always possible."

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) hinted at the "exquisite" level of confidence in the intelligence behind the strikes.

"We have exquisite intelligence about these strikes on these vessels," Johnson said. "We know the contents of the boats. We know the personnel almost to a person," the Speaker said.