Pete Hegseth

So I didn't stick around for the hour and two hours, whatever, where all the sensitive site exploitation digitally occurs.

So I moved on to my next meeting.

I watched that first strike live.

As you can imagine, the Department of War, we got a lot of things to do.

So I didn't stick around for the hour and two hours, whatever, where all the sensitive site exploitation digitally occurs.

So I moved on to my next meeting.

A couple of hours later, I learned that that commander had made the, which he had the complete authority to do.

And by the way, Admiral Bradley made the correct decision to ultimately sink the boat and eliminate the threat.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the first strike on the boat and a subsequent strike that killed all survivors on board, as NPR has previously reported.

White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt defended that second strike at her latest briefing.

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have said that the second strike may have constituted a war crime.

Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.

With respect to the strikes in question on September 2nd, Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes.

Admiral Bradley worked well within his authority and the law to

directing the engagement to ensure the boat was destroyed and the threat to the United States of America was eliminated.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the first strike on the boat and a subsequent strike that killed all survivors on board, as NPR has previously reported.

White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt defended that second strike at her latest briefing.

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have said that the second strike may have constituted a war crime.

Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, meanwhile, said that the administration will deploy another 500 troops to the nation's capital, though we sure don't know the details of that yet.