#Trump is holding a #cabinet meeting, giving his agency leaders time to speak in turn.
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#Trump is holding a #cabinet meeting, giving his agency leaders time to speak in turn.
As some of the secretaries gave long summaries of their work, Trump appeared increasingly restless, leaning back in his chair & repeatedly narrowing his eyes appearing once again to doze off.
At the beginning of the meeting, Trump complained that he had received unfair scrutiny over his age & stamina compared to Biden [who faced relentless scrutiny about it].
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#Trump is holding a #cabinet meeting, giving his agency leaders time to speak in turn.
As some of the secretaries gave long summaries of their work, Trump appeared increasingly restless, leaning back in his chair & repeatedly narrowing his eyes appearing once again to doze off.
At the beginning of the meeting, Trump complained that he had received unfair scrutiny over his age & stamina compared to Biden [who faced relentless scrutiny about it].
#Defense Secy #PeteHegseth, who is facing mounting scrutiny after it was reported that he gave an illegal order to repeatedly strike a boat that the #Trump admin alleged was smuggling drugs into the country, doubled down on his controversial tactics. “We’ve only just begun striking narco-boats & putting narco-terrorists at the bottom of the ocean because they’ve been poisoning the American people,” he said.
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#Defense Secy #PeteHegseth, who is facing mounting scrutiny after it was reported that he gave an illegal order to repeatedly strike a boat that the #Trump admin alleged was smuggling drugs into the country, doubled down on his controversial tactics. “We’ve only just begun striking narco-boats & putting narco-terrorists at the bottom of the ocean because they’ve been poisoning the American people,” he said.
#law #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #Venezuela
#Hegseth later added: “We’ve had a bit of a pause, because it’s hard to find boats to strike right now,” drawing laughter from the psychokillers in the room.
Hegseth ended his remarks by praising #Trump for having the #military’s back, including in supporting the boat strikes.
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#Hegseth later added: “We’ve had a bit of a pause, because it’s hard to find boats to strike right now,” drawing laughter from the psychokillers in the room.
Hegseth ended his remarks by praising #Trump for having the #military’s back, including in supporting the boat strikes.
#law #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #Carribean #Pacific #Venezuela #InternationalLaw
“We always have the back of our commanders who are making decisions in difficult situations,” he said. The comment came a day after the White House & #Hegseth were widely perceived to have scapegoated an admiral who oversaw September boat strikes that Hegseth initially appeared to take responsibility for, at least before they drew a bipartisan rebuke for being #illegal.
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“We always have the back of our commanders who are making decisions in difficult situations,” he said. The comment came a day after the White House & #Hegseth were widely perceived to have scapegoated an admiral who oversaw September boat strikes that Hegseth initially appeared to take responsibility for, at least before they drew a bipartisan rebuke for being #illegal.
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Asked about the lethal strikes on a boat in the #Caribbean Sea on Sept 2 that has prompted bipartisan criticism, #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth who has said he watched the strike live as it happened, said that he did not see that there were survivors in the water when the second strike was ordered & launched, saying that “the thing was on fire.”
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Asked about the lethal strikes on a boat in the #Caribbean Sea on Sept 2 that has prompted bipartisan criticism, #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth who has said he watched the strike live as it happened, said that he did not see that there were survivors in the water when the second strike was ordered & launched, saying that “the thing was on fire.”
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#Hegseth also said he “didn’t stick around” for the remainder of the mission following the first strike, & again blamed Adm. Frank M. Bradley for authorizing the strikes. “He sunk the boat, sunk the boat & eliminated the threat, & it was the right call,” which he “had complete authority to do.”
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#Hegseth also said he “didn’t stick around” for the remainder of the mission following the first strike, & again blamed Adm. Frank M. Bradley for authorizing the strikes. “He sunk the boat, sunk the boat & eliminated the threat, & it was the right call,” which he “had complete authority to do.”
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Asked if he saw any survivors after the first strike, #Hegseth said, “I did not personally see survivors.”“This is called the fog of war,” Hegseth said then he began lecturing the press.
#Trump said his admin will “start doing strikes on land, too,” after defending the strikes on boats. “It’s much easier, & we know the routes they take. We know everything about them. We know where they live.”
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