Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar came under heavy fire from various quarters yesterday for her “kill them all violently” statement.

Among those critical of the Prime Minister was Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles, who called on her to retract the statement which she made following a United States strike on alleged drug traffickers in a vessel the US claims left Venezuela on Tuesday.

Responding to questions from the Express after United States President Donald Trump’s announcement of the attack by US military, Persad-Bissessar endorsed the strike, saying she had no sympathy for drug traffickers and that US forces should “kill them all ­violently”.