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Hegseth Defends Second Strike on Venezuelan Narco Boat
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December 2, 2025
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as posted by the channelDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he wasn’t watching when a top US admiral ordered a second strike on an alleged drug-running boat on Sept. 2, further distancing himself from an attack that has drawn bipartisan scrutiny and prompted accusations of possible war crimes.
Speaking at a Cabinet meeting alongside President Donald Trump, Hegseth said he watched the first strike live but then had other meetings to attend and only learned of the full sequence of events a “couple of hours later.” He voiced support for Admiral Frank Bradley, the commander who ordered the second strike, calling his decisions the right call “to ultimately sink the boat and eliminate the threat.”
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