Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing growing pressure over a Washington Post report that he ordered the military to “kill everybody” in a boat strike in the Caribbean, with Democrats alleging a potential war crime and President Trump saying he wouldn’t have ordered a second strike. The Post reported Friday that Hegseth issued an order to “kill…
Source: The Hill
Pressure grows on Hegseth amid boat strike fallout
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