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Bipartisan Inquiry Launched Over Hegseth's Controversial Airstrikes

11/30/2025

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Senators Roger Wicker and Jack Reed announced a bipartisan investigation into allegations that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered U.S. airstrikes on drug-running boats to leave no survivors.
The inquiry follows The Washington Post report alleging Hegseth directed personnel to 'kill everybody' on a Caribbean vessel on September 2, citing over 80 deaths.
Hegseth defended the operations as lawful, saying they target drug traffickers affiliated with terrorist organizations.

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Senators Roger Wicker and Jack Reed announced a bipartisan investigation into allegations that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered U.S. airstrikes on drug-running boats to leave no survivors.
The inquiry follows The Washington Post report alleging Hegseth directed personnel to 'kill everybody' on a Caribbean vessel on September 2, citing over 80 deaths.
Hegseth defended the operations as lawful, saying they target drug traffickers affiliated with terrorist organizations.