1 hour ago Pentagon Provides Update on Operation Southern Spear, Reaffirms Socom Called for Second Strike on Drug Boat

Pentagon Provides Update on Operation Southern Spear, Reaffirms Socom Called for Second Strike on Drug Boat  U.S. Department of War (.gov)

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3 h. ago 3 key questions about the US boat strikes that killed survivors

Hegseth and a top military commander are facing serious questions about why the U.S. on Sept. 2 killed survivors of a military strike against a suspected drug boat.

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3 h. ago 'Franklin' publisher slams Hegseth for his post of the turtle firing on drug boats

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces growing scrutiny over an attack on an alleged drug boat. His response included a parody of the kids' book character Franklin, showing the turtle firing at boats.

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7 h. ago Trump admin live updates: White House defends 2nd strike on suspected drug boat

Trump is also set to make an announcement at 2 p.m. ET, the White House said.

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10 h. ago White House distances Hegseth from second strike on alleged drug boat – US politics live

White House distances Hegseth from second strike on alleged drug boat – US politics live  The Guardian

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15 h. ago Whitehouse: We Are on 'Wrong Side' if We're Blowing Up Survivors

Monday on MS NOW’s “The Last Word,” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) said the United States was on the “wrong side” if survivors were killed during a follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean in September. Host Lawrence The post Whitehouse: We Are on ‘Wrong Side’ if We’re Blowing Up Survivors appeared first on Breitbart.

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16 h. ago Marlow: Trump, Hegseth’s Laid a Venezuelan Drug Boat Trap — and the Dems Fell for It

Monday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow talked about Venezuelan drug boats. Marlow said, “I think we’ve got a trap here…it feels like what’s going on here is that Trump is targeting these drug boats and The post Marlow: Trump, Hegseth’s Laid a Venezuelan Drug Boat Trap — and the Dems Fell for It appeared first on Breitbart.

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17 h. ago Sen. Murphy: Hegseth Has to 'Resign' or Trump Has to 'Fire Him'

Monday on CNN's "OutFront," Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said Secretary of War Pete Hegseth must resign, or President Donald Trump should fire him over the follow-up strike on a drug boat in the Caribbean in September. The post Sen. Murphy: Hegseth Has to ‘Resign’ or Trump Has to ‘Fire Him’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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19 h. ago Hegseth Ordered Lethal Boat Strike but Not the Killing of Survivors, Officials Say

Amid talk of war crimes, the details and precise sequence of a Sept. 2 attack on a boat in the Caribbean are facing intensifying scrutiny.

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20 h. ago Kelly: Hegseth Authorizing Second Strike on Boat 'Incompetence at the Highest Level'

Monday on CNN's "The Lead," Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) reacted to the White House confirming that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth authorized the follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean in September by calling it "incompetence at the highest level." The post Kelly: Hegseth Authorizing Second Strike on Boat ‘Incompetence at the Highest Level’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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20 h. ago White House says U.S. fired twice at alleged drug boat, raising bipartisan legal concerns

White House says U.S. fired twice at alleged drug boat, raising bipartisan legal concerns  PBS

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20 h. ago For Trump, Hegseth’s Approach to Venezuela Strikes Is a Growing Liability

Investigations are mounting into the legality of strikes that have killed scores of people in the waters off Venezuela.

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23 h. ago White House confirms second Sept. 2 strike on alleged drug boat

White House confirms second Sept. 2 strike on alleged drug boat  NBC News

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23 h. ago White House confirms second strike on alleged drug boat, but denies Hegseth gave the order

White House confirms second strike on alleged drug boat, but denies Hegseth gave the order  CBS News

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23 h. ago Trump admin live updates: White House says Adm. Bradley gave order on 2nd drug boat strike

Trump admin live updates: White House says Adm. Bradley gave order on 2nd drug boat strike  ABC News

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25 h. ago Trump admin live updates: WH says Adm. Bradley gave order on 2nd drug boat strike

Karoline Leavitt said Adm. Mitch Bradley made the order for the second strike.

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25 h. ago GOP Rep. Gimenez on Dem Allegations of Drug Boat Strike 'War Crimes': 'I Smell a Rat Here'

On Monday's "Mornings with Maria" on the Fox Business Network, Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) dismissed congressional critics of the Trump Pentagon's strikes on Venezuelan drug boats. The post GOP Rep. Gimenez on Dem Allegations of Drug Boat Strike ‘War Crimes’: ‘I Smell a Rat Here’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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26 h. ago Angus King: If True, First Caribbean Boat Strike Is a 'Stone

Monday on CNN's "News Central," Sen. Angus King (I-ME) said if the reports about the Trump administration's first military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean were accurate, it would be a "stone-cold war crime." The post Angus King: If True, First Caribbean Boat Strike Is a ‘Stone-Cold War Crime’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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33 h. ago Trump discusses Venezuela with advisers as Hegseth distances himself from second strike on suspected drug boat – live

Trump discusses Venezuela with advisers as Hegseth distances himself from second strike on suspected drug boat – live  The Guardian

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33 h. ago War Sec Pete Hegseth shares meme of children's book character firing on narco terrorist drug boat

War Secretary Pete Hegseth posted a meme of children's book character Franklin appearing to launch an RPG at a narco-terrorist drug boat

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