US EditionTakeaways: Hegseth Doubles Down on Drug Boat Strikes During Cabinet Meeting
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s remarks on strikes against narco boats drew bipartisan war-crime allegations during a live Cabinet meeting where President Trump appeared fatigued.
- On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to struggle to stay awake during a televised Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., with several clips showing his eyes closed and nodding.
- Reports that an admiral ordered a second strike after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's instruction framed the Cabinet discussion, amid scrutiny over alleged `double‑tap` strikes on an alleged Venezuelan drug‑running boat.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used the Cabinet platform to boast, saying `We've only just begun striking narco boats and putting narco terrorists at the bottom of the ocean` as members of the Cabinet laughed at his jokes and he shared a doctored Franklin the Turtle image.
- Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker vowed oversight after the White House said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized Adm. Frank Bradley to order a second strike reportedly killing survivors, while lawmakers warned the follow-up could be a war crime.
- After a late‑night social‑media spree, scrutiny of President Donald Trump's energy intensified as Axios noted he posted 158 times overnight and The New York Times reported signs of fatigue.
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Trump and Hegseth stand by Caribbean boat strikes despite legal concerns
At a cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth defended a controversial pair of strikes on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean. Hegseth blamed the “fog of war” for not seeing survivors before the second hit, which is suspected of killing two people and may violate international law. Tensions keep rising in the Caribbean, especially with Venezuela, as US claims to fight drug trafficking.
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HEGSETH CITES 'FOG OF WAR'
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