Pete Hegseth, drug boat
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Republican senators are openly questioning Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s decision not to release the full video of a Sept. 2 follow-up strike on two survivors of an initial military strike against a Venezuelan boat,
North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis said during an interview that Hegseth is responsible for an attack on survivors of a boat that was blown up.
The Department of Defense is still facing intense scrutiny over a missile strike off the coast of Venezuela that targeted alleged drug traffickers. While leaders were briefed on the mission this morning,
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis rejected Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's claim that a review by the Pentagon's Inspector General of the incident known as Signalgate is a complete "exoneration" of his actions.
Hegseth is facing growing scrutiny over Signalgate and strikes against suspected narcotic smuggling vessels in the Caribbean.