Reed EXPOSES Hegseth’s Lies: “This Operation Was Illegal.
December 4, 2025
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as posted by the channelSenator Jack Reed — a former Army Ranger and long-respected voice on military law — just issued the strongest condemnation yet of Pete Hegseth’s conduct in the now-infamous “double tap” Caribbean boat strike. Reed laid out a devastating case: the strike may have been illegal, the second strike appears to violate the laws of war, and Hegseth has repeatedly lied about what happened.
Reed cites the Pentagon’s own War Manual, which explicitly states that firing on shipwrecked individuals is clearly illegal. Yet Hegseth denied the second strike happened, only to have the White House confirm that it did. And even after that contradiction, Hegseth claimed the second strike was “the correct decision.”
If the operation was lawful, why is the administration refusing to release the full, unedited footage? Why has Congress waited months with no answers? Why is the Secretary of Defense shifting blame onto an admiral instead of taking responsibility for the orders he authorized?
Reed is demanding full transparency — the videos, the audio, the written orders, and the classified legal memo that the White House used to justify these strikes. And he made it clear: the truth will come out, and Hegseth’s credibility is already in ruins.
This moment could shape the future of military law, civilian control of the military, and America’s global standing. And it could determine whether Hegseth remains Secretary of Defense at all.
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