US EditionBBC Verify Live: Fact-Checking Trump Denying Saying He Had 'No Problem' Releasing Boat Strike Video
Trump withdrew earlier support for releasing footage of a Sept. 2 strike on a Venezuelan drug boat after Defense Secretary Hegseth hesitated, amid legal and ethical concerns.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump said he never supported releasing the full Sept. 2 video and deferred the decision to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, adding `Whatever Pete Hegseth wants is OK with me.`
- In closed-door Pentagon briefings last week, lawmakers were shown the full video of the follow-up strike, which differs from the 29-second clip the president posted on Truth Social.
- Video shows Adm. Frank M. Bradley ordered a second strike that destroyed two survivors clinging to the wreckage; lawmakers said the military observed the wreckage for 30 minutes while the survivors were barely alive.
- Using the NDAA, Congress will brief Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine on Tuesday, tying his travel funds to unedited footage.
- Legal guidance notes `the Defense Department's Law of War Manual` state firing on shipwrecked individuals would be illegal, raising ethical questions about the administration's policy of striking suspected drug boats.
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Donate to Democratic candidate Adam Frisch. Donate to Palmer Report. Palmer Report has raised an incredible $10,163, let's keep going! Donate $10 now.Trump denied on Monday that he had ever promised to release video footage of the second US airstrike on a Venezuelan boat on 2 September, even though he said exactly that only days earlier. The exchange, which took place during a press gaggle with ABC News, again highlighted Trump’s routine denial…
Why Trump's reversal on video release of alleged drug vessel strike matters
During a Cabinet meeting at the White House, President Donald Trump said he will defer to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on whether to release the video footage tied to the second strike on an alleged drug vessel. NBC News’ Garrett Haake explains how this decision could be received by Congress.
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