Hegseth Says He Didn’t “Stick Around” for Second Strike, But Still Defends It

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that he witnessed the initial strike in the U.S. military’s “double tap” attack on a boat in the Caribbean Sea in September, but had left the room before the second one because he was “busy.” In a cabinet meeting, Hegseth doubled down on his defense of the “double tap” boat strike on September 2 — while still distancing himself from direct…

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