White House Backs Hegseth and Confirms Second Boat Strike

Hegseth Says He Did Not Give Order to Kill Survivors of Boat Strike

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By Courtney McBride

December 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM UTC

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December 2, 2025 at 12:08 AM UTC

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The White House defended the Pentagon’s handling of a September attack on an alleged drug-running boat and denied that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had given an order to kill everyone on the vessel, rebutting a report that had led to allegations of possible war crimes.