An unreleased video of a second strike on suspected narco-terrorists appears to support War Secretary Pete Hegseth and the War Department, according to ABC News. The report suggests that a second strike was not only justified, it was necessary to complete the intended mission.
ABC News anchor Martha Raddatz weighed in on the new information from an anonymous source on Wednesday evening, saying that it supported reports of two survivors remaining after a first strike on a suspected drug-running boat in the Caribbean. Where the new intelligence diverged, she reported, was that the suspected narco-terrorists were not simply clinging to the wreckage. The two appeared to be making attempts to salvage their illicit cargo and may have remained in contact with others in their network once their vessel had been disabled.
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&#8220;And tonight, new information: According to a source familiar with the incident, the two survivors climbed back on to the boat after the initial strike,&#8221; Raddatz told host David Muir on ABC&#8217;s &#8220;World News Tonight.&#8221;
&#8220;They were believed to be potentially in communication with others, and salvaging some of the drugs,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;Because of that, it was determined they were still in the fight and valid targets. A JAG officer was also giving legal advice. So, again, David, that video will be key, and Admiral Bradley will be on the Hill tomorrow behind closed doors.&#8221;
The Washington Post published an anonymously-sourced &#8220;exclusive&#8221; on Saturday claiming that things had gone very differently, however.
According to the initial story, a direct order to “kill them all” was attributed to Secretary Hegseth — and the scenario described suggested that two survivors had been clinging to wreckage when a second strike was ordered to ensure that they weren’t left alive.
Democrats and legacy media outlets were only too happy to run with that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/spin-cycle-wapo-hit-piece-targets-pete-hegseth-and-legacy-outlets-fall-in-line">narrative</a>, and they spent much of the day Sunday declaring Hegseth — along with anyone who had been involved in carrying out his order — was likely guilty of war crimes.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whoopi-goldberg-says-pete-hegseth-set-soldiers-up-to-face-war-crimes-charges">narrative</a> continued into the week as the hosts of ABC’s “The View” not only proclaimed Hegseth guilty of “war crimes,” but insisted that if other military service members were eventually tried for war crimes, it would be because Hegseth’s orders had effectively “set them up.”

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War Secretary Pete Hegseth likely violated Pentagon regulations when he shared details about an attack on Houthi terrorists in Yemen, the Defense Department Inspector General said in a report provided to members of Congress on Tuesday evening.
The report, as <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/pentagons-signalgate-review-finds-hegseth-violated-defense-department-regulations-d75b9c0a?st=BPaFpG">The Wall Street Journal</a> noted, also stated that Hegseth, as the War Secretary, can declassify any War Department information he chooses — meaning that although regulation states that Hegseth should not have shared sensitive information via the messaging app, Signal, his actions may not rise to the level of a violation of law.
The Inspector General&#8217;s review began in April after the contents of the Signal chat in question were made public by The Atlantic&#8217;s Jeffrey Goldberg, who was accidentally added to the group when his contact information was imported through a phone belonging to United Nations Ambassador <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/so-damn-dangerous-signal-chat-breach-linked-to-automated-suggestion-feature-on-iphone">Mike Waltz</a>, who, at the time, was serving as President Donald Trump&#8217;s National Security Adviser.
According to the report, Hegseth received classified information — from a classified message labeled SECRET/NOFORN — about the planned attack on Houthi terrorists from Gen. Erik Kurilla, the CentCom (U.S. Central Command) commander. He then sent some of that information, albeit without the classified designation, via the Signal chat.
Hegseth has explained that he made a command decision to share that information in the moment with the group in question. The Inspector General confirmed that Hegseth has the authority to declassify War Department information. Any further inquiry may end there.
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Several members of Congress who have already read the report have gone public with their reactions — including Senator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/war-department-reviewing-serious-allegations-against-sen-mark-kelly-after-dem-military-message">Mark Kelly</a> (D-AZ), who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mark-kelly-encourages-active-military-to-question-orders-in-real-time">made headlines</a> in recent weeks when he took part in a video that encouraged members of the United States military to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dem-senator-doubles-down-on-insurrection-video-threatens-military-over-plan-to-go-after-kelly">question orders</a> in real time, insinuating that President Trump or War Secretary Hegseth either had or would give unlawful orders.
&#8220;They very clearly stated he should not be using his cellphone and putting … this kind of information on an unclassified system,&#8221; Kelly said.
Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) pushed back, noting that Democrats had been gunning for Hegseth since before his confirmation hearings and weren&#8217;t likely to stop any time soon.
&#8220;The arc of the story is that it’s just a never ending stream of efforts to undermine Pete Hegseth, right? The whole controversy. So they didn’t get him in the confirmation process? Make a big deal out of this,&#8221; he said, referring to the report as a &#8220;nothing burger before adding, &#8220;So it’s just an ongoing effort. I wouldn’t expect it to end with this, but I think again, the President has faith in Secretary Hegseth. I think he’s doing a great job, and it is what it is.&#8221;
The unclassified full report, which was delayed in part due to the recent government shutdown, is set to be released to the public on Thursday.

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Pete Hegseth is going to war — but not with the Venezuelans.
No, the Secretary of War is locked in a battle with Canadian publisher Kids Can Press. Over a meme.
On Sunday, Hegseth posted a fake book cover showing Franklin, a cartoon turtle, shooting rocket-propelled grenades at narco-terrorists from the landing skid of a military helicopter.
&#8220;For your Christmas wish list,&#8221; Hegseth wrote along with the book, titled &#8220;Franklin Targets Narco Terrorists,&#8221; which is billed as &#8220;A Classic Franklin Story.&#8221; The cover image features Franklin seated in the open bay door of a helicopter, aiming an RPG launcher at narco-terrorists in their boats in the water below.
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Less than 24 hours later, Kids Can Press issued a statement in response, condemning Hegseth&#8217;s use of the &#8220;beloved&#8221; character.
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&#8220;Franklin the Turtle is a beloved Canadian icon who has inspired generations of children and stands for kindness, empathy, and inclusivity,&#8221; the post read. &#8220;We strongly condemn any denigrating, violent, or unauthorized use of Franklin&#8217;s name or image, which directly contradicts these values.&#8221;
The statement marks the first time Kids Can Press has posted on X since a mid-January announcement declaring a shift to posting more on other platforms like Bluesky.
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The most recent thing in the publisher&#8217;s timeline was a <a href="https://x.com/FoldKids/status/1975253649220903410">repost</a> advertising a workshop for kids called &#8220;An Indigenous History Lesson on Fascism&#8221; and featuring Gord Hill, the author of &#8220;The Revised &amp; Expanded ANTIFA Comic Book.&#8221;
In addition to triggering Kids Can Press, Hegseth also got a rise out of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).
&#8220;I have never seen someone so unserious, so childish, and so obviously insecure serving as Secretary of Defense as Pete Hegseth. The man is a national embarrassment,&#8221; the senator <a href="https://x.com/SenSchumer/status/1995632033843085429">posted</a>.
Former &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; host <a href="https://x.com/chucktodd/status/1995563637126418845">Chuck Todd</a> was also clearly upset by the meme, saying Hegseth was &#8220;literally mocking the U.S. Constitution and the U.S. Congress and humiliating and embarrassing America worldwide with this childish tantrum.&#8221;

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Even The New York Times isn&#8217;t buying The Washington Post&#8217;s hit piece attacking War Secretary Pete Hegseth and claiming that he gave an order to &#8220;kill them all,&#8221; authorizing a second missile strike on a Venezuelan drug boat when survivors were in the water.
The Post&#8217;s &#8220;exclusive&#8221; — which ran on Saturday — painted a picture of two survivors, helplessly clinging to the remnants of their destroyed vessel as a second strike was ordered to ensure they were killed. Citing anonymous sources, the outlet walked right up to the line, but stopped just short of directly accusing Hegseth of executing the two survivors in the water.
What followed immediately was absolutely predictable: anchors and guests across the legacy media Sunday shows <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/spin-cycle-wapo-hit-piece-targets-pete-hegseth-and-legacy-outlets-fall-in-line">stepped across the line</a> even WaPo wouldn&#8217;t, accusing Hegseth of committing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whoopi-goldberg-says-pete-hegseth-set-soldiers-up-to-face-war-crimes-charges">war crimes</a> and claiming those who carried out his orders might also be held to account for doing so.
But <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/us/hegseth-drug-boat-strike-order-venezuela.html">The New York Times</a> was not quite ready to go all in on the accusation, and instead cited five officials who said that while Hegseth&#8217;s initial order was to deliver a lethal strike — which would destroy the vessel and the drugs and kill those onboard — there was no specific order given regarding how to proceed if the first strike did not fully accomplish that.
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In addition, the officials told the NYT that there was no second command from Hegseth ordering another strike when drone footage showed survivors in the water. Instead, they said that the Special Operations commander overseeing the attack, Admiral Frank M. Bradley, had ordered several follow-up strikes to sink the boat that was disabled by the first hit — and that the survivors were killed as those strikes were carried out.
The Federalist&#8217;s <a href="https://x.com/MZHemingway/status/1995747364196548720">Mollie Hemingway</a> noted that while it certainly tracked that WaPo had run with the story in the first place, it seemed slightly off routine for the NYT to hold back.
&#8220;It is not surprising that the WashPost, which originated the Russia collusion hoax, the Kavanaugh hoax, and the first Trump impeachment hoax, would run another false info op. It IS a bit surprising that the NYT isn’t going along with it in their normal manner,&#8221; she said.
The White House&#8217;s account of what happened squares with the NYT report, however, as Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said during Monday&#8217;s briefing that there had been multiple strikes on the drug boat in question, but that the orders had come from Admiral Frank M. Bradley, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/karoline-leavitt-says-hegseth-didnt-order-second-strike-on-narco-terrorists-boat">not Hegseth</a>.
Hegseth followed that revelation with an <a href="https://x.com/PeteHegseth/status/1995643490152128919">X post</a> declaring his support for Bradley, saying, &#8220;Let’s make one thing crystal clear: Admiral Mitch Bradley is an American hero, a true professional, and has my 100% support. I stand by him and the combat decisions he has made — on the September 2 mission and all others since. America is fortunate to have such men protecting us. When this @DeptofWar says we have the back of our warriors — we mean it.&#8221;

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JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MD—In a warm show of support to military families ahead of the Christmas holiday, First Lady Melania Trump and Second Lady Usha Vance spent Monday afternoon visiting with military families and crafting care packages for deployed service members.
&#8220;May this Christmas bring peace to your homes, safety to those who are deployed, and gratitude in the hearts of every American who thanks you for your service and sacrifice,&#8221; the first lady told the gathered guests.
Trump and Vance joined organizers with the American Red Cross at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, the base where Trump administration officials, the vice president, and the president himself fly out of on Air Force One, Air Force Two, or other presidential aircraft around the world. The base is home to 26,000 joint military and civilian personnel and their families and is made up of every service component.
<div id="attachment_1008205" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/melania-trump-usha-vance-honor-military-families-deployed-troops-with-care-packages/first-lady-melania-trump-hosts-american-red-cross-holiday-care-package-event-with-military-spouses-3" rel="attachment wp-att-1008205"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1008205" class="wp-image-1008205 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248830033-864x576.jpg" alt="" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248830033-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248830033-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248830033-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248830033.jpg 1024w" sizes=" (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" /></a>JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND &#8211; DECEMBER 01: First lady Melania Trump (2nd R) helps make Red Cross holiday care packages during an event inside a hangar on December 1, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)</div>
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<div class="segment style-scope ytd-transcript-segment-renderer" role="button" aria-label="28 seconds I'm also particularly grateful to be">&#8220;I always look forward to returning to America&#8217;s airfield and to the incredible community that supports its mission,&#8221; Usha Vance said with a smile, as she delivered brief remarks and introduced the first lady.  &#8220;JD and I are inspired every time we fly by your care and professionalism and are deeply grateful for your service.&#8221;</div>
During Monday&#8217;s event, Trump and Vance created care packages for deployed service members and wrote cards to these deployed troops. They laughed and chatted with military spouses, and they offered a message to those present: their sacrifice does not go unnoticed.
&#8220;Today, we are surrounded by people whose strength is often quiet, but always powerful,&#8221; the first lady said in prepared remarks as the event began. &#8220;We speak regularly of the bravery of our service members—and we should. But we must also illuminate the bravery of those who walk beside them. The spouses who carry the weight of family life on top of their own dreams.&#8221;
&#8220;Your lives require a resilience that few outside the military can understand,&#8221; Trump told the military families. &#8220;Moves that take you across the country, and around the world. Holidays spent with an empty chair at the table. Milestones celebrated over a screen because the person you love is thousands of miles away.&#8221;
The first lady praised the families of service members for standing strong throughout the hardships that military families must endure.
<div id="attachment_1008207" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/melania-trump-usha-vance-honor-military-families-deployed-troops-with-care-packages/first-lady-melania-trump-hosts-american-red-cross-holiday-care-package-event-with-military-spouses-4" rel="attachment wp-att-1008207"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1008207" class="wp-image-1008207 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248843274-864x576.jpg" alt="" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248843274-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248843274-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248843274-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248843274.jpg 1024w" sizes=" (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" /></a>JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND &#8211; DECEMBER 01: First lady Melania Trump (R) and second lady Usha Vance (L) speak as they write cards during a Red Cross holiday care package event inside a hangar on December 1, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)</div>
&#8220;Through every transition, every deployment, every homecoming,&#8221; she said, &#8220;you continue to show grace, determination, and unbreakable spirit. You keep life steady for your children. You manage homes, careers, finances, and schedules … all while giving comfort to your family. You carry this extra responsibility, because you love someone who has sworn to serve.&#8221;
Trump pushed those present to also take care of themselves, arguing that their well-being is &#8220;vital — not just for your families, but for your own future.&#8221;
&#8220;Your journey matters,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Your voice matters. And your strength continues to inspire us all.&#8221;
FLOTUS and Vance were joined at the event by a number of the spouses of Trump&#8217;s cabinet secretaries: Jennifer Rauchet, spouse of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Kathryn Burgum, spouse of Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Cheryl Hines, spouse of HHS Secretary RFK Jr., Liz Wright, spouse of Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Lisa Collins, spouse of Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins, and Marlo Greer, spouse of the United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
<div id="attachment_1008209" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/melania-trump-usha-vance-honor-military-families-deployed-troops-with-care-packages/first-lady-melania-trump-hosts-american-red-cross-holiday-care-package-event-with-military-spouses-5" rel="attachment wp-att-1008209"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1008209" class="wp-image-1008209 size-large" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248843639-864x576.jpg" alt="" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248843639-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248843639-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248843639-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2025/12/GettyImages-2248843639.jpg 1024w" sizes=" (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" /></a>Jennifer Rauchet (C), the wife of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, participates in a Red Cross holiday care package event inside a hangar on December 1, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)</div>
As the first and second ladies chatted with guests and wrote holiday cards for deployed troops, soft Christmas jazz played, and those gathered snacked on hot cocoa and cookies.
&#8220;Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!&#8221; Trump wrote on one card shown to the press. &#8220;Thank you for your service, our nation is proud of you! Warm wishes, Melania Trump.”
Red Cross Organizers at Monday&#8217;s event said that they planned to make 700 care packages total, packages that would include Rice Krispies, hydration packs, Slim Jims, tissues, peanuts, granola bars, popcorn packets, and handwritten notes.
&#8220;Every package built here today is built with American values,&#8221; Trump noted. &#8220;Each represents liberty, love, community, and honor. Each is delivered with heart and love. The foundation of our great nation.&#8221;
Usha Vance similarly described the packages as &#8220;part of a proud and enduring tradition.&#8221;
&#8220;The Red Cross began distributing these packages during World War I and has continued that work ever since,&#8221; she explained. &#8220;Each year, more than 220,000 active duty and veteran families also receive Red Cross assistance wherever they are, whenever they need it. It&#8217;s an honor to contribute to that legacy of service today. As we enter the holiday season, may we be reminded of our shared responsibility for our communities, our neighbors, and our nation, and may we continue to lift up those who serve and sacrifice for our country.&#8221;

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt upended a legacy media narrative on Monday when she revealed that War Secretary Pete Hegseth had not given the order to execute a second strike on a drug boat, and who, in fact, had given it.
Leavitt dumped cold water on a story — published Saturday by The Washington Post — that quickly became the talk of the Sunday political shows. The story detailed what had happened in the aftermath of the first kinetic strike on narco-terrorists, and alleged that a second strike order was given, on Hegseth&#8217;s authority, to &#8220;kill them all&#8221; when the first hit left two survivors clinging to the wreckage of the boat.
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Leavitt was pressed on the story during Monday&#8217;s briefing, when CBS News reporter Gabe Gutierrez asked her to clarify whether the administration was denying that a second strike had taken place or simply denying that Hegseth had given the order for a second strike to be carried out.
&#8220;The latter is true,&#8221; Leavitt declared. &#8220;And I have a statement to read for you here. &#8216;President Trump and Secretary Hegseth have made it clear that presidentially-designated narco-terrorist groups are subject to lethal targeting in accordance with the laws of war.&#8221;
&#8220;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, directing the engagement to ensure the boat was destroyed and the threat to the United States of America was eliminated,&#8221; Leavitt continued.
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The press secretary jabbed at former President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration, adding, &#8220;Under the previous administration, there was enough fentanyl trafficked into our country to kill every American man, woman, and child many times over. That is why you have seen a drastic difference in this administration’s policy with respect to the last. It is one of the many reasons the American public reelected this president and support this Secretary of War in conducting these strikes.&#8221;
Gutierrez asked once more: &#8220;Admiral Bradley was the one that gave an order for a second strike?”
&#8220;And he was well within his authority to do so,&#8221; Leavitt shot back.

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Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) claimed on Sunday that he was worried American troops might only learn after the fact that an order they had carried out was unlawful.
Kelly, already under fire for his participation in a video that encouraged members of the military to question the validity of their orders in real time, doubled down during a Sunday morning appearance on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press.&#8221;
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Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) went on NBC and told active-duty U.S. military members that if they follow orders to strike drug-smuggling boats they might be committing illegal acts and could be prosecuted later.
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&#8220;I want to put the question to you,&#8221; anchor Kristen Welker began. &#8220;If you were still in uniform, if you received an order to strike suspected drug boats overseas and kill everybody onboard, would you refuse that order in real time?&#8221;
&#8220;Well, let me start by saying I&#8217;ve sunk two boats — two ships,&#8221; Kelly replied, referencing his own actions during the first Gulf War. &#8220;Never once did I question whether those orders were legal or illegal. People can tell the difference — should be able to tell the difference between something that is unlawful and something that is lawful.&#8221;
&#8220;If I was ever given an unlawful order, I would refuse — you know, even if you have time, you can certainly go to the Judge Advocate Generals, the lawyers, and have a discussion about it,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;If you don&#8217;t have time, you just say simply I&#8217;m not going to do that, that&#8217;s against the law.&#8221;
&#8220;It puts a lot of burden on the troops to make a decision in real time,&#8221; Welker observed.
&#8220;It&#8217;s a tremendous amount of burden on officers in the military,&#8221; Kelly agreed. &#8220;But that is their responsibility, and they can figure out — you know, a reasonable person can tell something that is legal and something that is illegal.&#8221;
Welker asked again, directly, whether Kelly would refuse the orders to strike drug boats.
Kelly did not offer a definitive answer, but instead said that he worried about troops who &#8220;may find out down the road that they did something that is illegal&#8221; because they acted on an order that reflected &#8220;the whims of a president&#8221; rather than law.
Thus far, there has been no <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/does-the-president-have-the-authority-to-strike-venezuelan-drug-boats">real consensus</a> regarding the legality of the strikes.

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Mark Kelly Encourages Active Military To Question Orders In Real Time

Mark Kelly Doubles Down, Encourages Active Military To Question Orders In Real Time

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ABC News anchor Jonathan Karl spent part of Sunday morning&#8217;s broadcast of &#8220;This Week&#8221; talking about a Washington Post hit piece attacking War Secretary Pete Hegseth.
The story in question alleged that Hegseth had ordered a second strike on a boat full of narco-terrorists when the first had left two survivors.
Hegseth responded to the story in a <a href="https://x.com/SecWar/status/1994552598142038358">lengthy post</a> on X, saying in part, &#8220;As usual, the fake news is delivering more fabricated, inflammatory, and derogatory reporting to discredit our incredible warriors fighting to protect the homeland. As we’ve said from the beginning, and in every statement, these highly effective strikes are specifically intended to be &#8216;lethal, kinetic strikes.&#8217; The declared intent is to stop lethal drugs, destroy narco-boats, and kill the narco-terrorists who are poisoning the American people. Every trafficker we kill is affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization.&#8221;
But when Karl raised the issue on Sunday morning, he opted to speak instead with ABC&#8217;s global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz, who has reported extensively on the military but has never served herself.
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“Did those two men clinging to the side of the boat pose an imminent threat?”<a href="https://twitter.com/MarthaRaddatz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarthaRaddatz</a> weighs in on the Washington Post reporting of a military strike that allegedly targeted two survivors in the Caribbean. <a href="https://t.co/qh5zs8hdWr">https://t.co/qh5zs8hdWr</a> <a href="https://t.co/alnukF1hlq">pic.twitter.com/alnukF1hlq</a>
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Raddatz cited The Washington Post report and said that the second strike — executed when the two survivors were apparently clinging to the wreckage of the destroyed boat — had been ordered based on verbal instruction from Hegseth himself to &#8220;kill everybody.&#8221;
&#8220;Did those two men clinging to the side of the boat pose an imminent threat?&#8221; she asked, going on to wonder whether the order to strike a second time had been given with the knowledge that survivors were hanging on for dear life, and whether the lawyers had been consulted about the legality of such a strike.
The conversation focused on the idea that attacking when there was no &#8220;imminent threat&#8221; would be a violation of the &#8220;rules of war.&#8221;
But as Marine Corps veteran and Fox News personality Joey Jones said on &#8220;The Big Weekend Show,&#8221; an &#8220;imminent threat&#8221; does not always have to come in the form of guns pointed at American citizens.
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🚨 Joey Jones just ended the left with one quote:
“Spare me the tears over terrorists when you don’t cry over Americans who’ve died from them. Spare me the tears over terrorists when you didn’t have anything to say when President Obama droned American citizens.”
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Jones noted that if the survivors were able to radio others in their drug trafficking network, that could be just as grave a threat — and could also quickly result in men with guns showing up to defend them.

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ABC Personalities Run With WaPo Hit Piece On Hegseth, Ignore War Sec’s Response

ABC Personalities Run With WaPo Hit Piece On Hegseth, Ignore War Sec's Response

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Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) threatened members of the U.S. military on Monday, warning that there would be &#8220;consequences&#8221; if they went along with the War Department&#8217;s plan to investigate Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) over his participation in a video that appeared to encourage insurrection.
Gallego spoke with CNN host Kasie Hunt on Monday&#8217;s broadcast of &#8220;The Arena with Kasie Hunt,&#8221; where he defended the video in which Kelly and several others called on members of the military to refuse &#8220;unlawful orders&#8221; — while clearly insinuating that President Donald Trump either would or had already issued such orders. He then lashed out at the War Department for calling out Kelly, who, as a retired Navy commander, is still subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), and promised retribution to any who went along with it.
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MORE THREATS: Ruben Gallego promises legal retaliation over military&#8217;s investigation into Mark Kelly:
“Donald Trump&#8217;s going to be gone in a couple of years.&#8221;
&#8220;If you&#8217;re part of the military that is going after sitting Senators&#8230;and part of the weaponization of government —… <a href="https://t.co/QJwq2v6GLe">pic.twitter.com/QJwq2v6GLe</a>
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Hunt asked what was Gallego&#8217;s &#8220;level of trust in the U.S. military justice system, if it were to get that far, to handle this?&#8221;
The Arizona Senator said that he did trust the system, but that if it were to go too far, members of the military who aided in any such action against Kelly would do well to remember that someday Trump would no longer be in office and could not &#8220;protect&#8221; them.
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&#8220;Donald Trump is going to be gone in a couple years. And if you’re part of the military that is going after sitting senators, sitting members of Congress, and part of the weaponization of government, there will be consequences, without a doubt,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;I think there’s going to be a lot of officers that are part of this potential tribunal, if they want to call it that, that will be looking over their shoulders,&#8221; he claimed. &#8220;Because they know that Donald Trump will be gone, and they will not have that protection. They’re going to have to do the safest thing possible, which is follow the Constitution of the United States, and you’ll be fine.&#8221;

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Dem Senator Doubles Down On Insurrection Video, Threatens Military Over Plan To Go After Kelly

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War Secretary Pete Hegseth called out the members of Congress involved in making a now-viral video that openly encouraged members of the United States military to undermine the orders of their Commander in Chief, President Donald Trump.
Hegseth labeled the six lawmakers the &#8220;Seditious Six&#8221; in a post on X — in which he shared plans for the War Department to investigate one of them under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).
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The video made by the “Seditious Six” was despicable, reckless, and false. Encouraging our warriors to ignore the orders of their Commanders undermines every aspect of “good order and discipline.” Their foolish screed sows doubt and confusion — which only puts our warriors in… <a href="https://t.co/UvLXChZnmF">https://t.co/UvLXChZnmF</a>
— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteHegseth/status/1993008532187148582?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The video in question featured Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), and Sen. Mark Key (D-AZ) calling on members of the military to seriously consider whether or not orders coming from the White House were &#8220;lawful.&#8221; All but Slotkin, a former CIA analyst, previously served in the military.
&#8220;The video made by the &#8216;Seditious Six&#8217; was despicable, reckless, and false,&#8221; Hegseth wrote. &#8220;Encouraging our warriors to ignore the orders of their Commanders undermines every aspect of &#8216;good order and discipline.&#8217; Their foolish screed sows doubt and confusion — which only puts our warriors in danger.&#8221;
&#8220;Five of the six individuals in that video do not fall under @DeptofWar jurisdiction (one is CIA and four are former military but not &#8216;retired,&#8217; so they are no longer subject to UCMJ),&#8221; he continued. &#8220;However, Mark Kelly (retired Navy Commander) is still subject to UCMJ—and he knows that. As was announced, the Department is reviewing his statements and actions, which were addressed directly to all troops while explicitly using his rank and service affiliation—lending the appearance of authority to his words. Kelly’s conduct brings discredit upon the armed forces and will be addressed appropriately.&#8221;
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In an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/war-department-reviewing-serious-allegations-against-sen-mark-kelly-after-dem-military-message">earlier statement</a>, the Department of War announced plans to &#8220;review&#8221; allegations against Kelly, who is still subject to the UCMJ because he is a retired Naval officer.
The statement explained, &#8220;The Department of War reminds all individuals that military retirees remain subject to the UCMJ for applicable offenses, and federal laws such as 18 U.S.C. § 2387 prohibit actions intended to interfere with the loyalty, morale, or good order and discipline of the armed forces. Any violations will be addressed through appropriate legal channels.&#8221;

‘Despicable, Reckless, And False’: Hegseth Coins New Nickname For Dems Pushing Military Insurrection

Several elected Democrats got together to make a video last week in which they openly encouraged members of the United States military to take matters into their own hands and subvert their Commander in Chief – but the real problem, as far as legacy media outlets are concerned, is that President Donald Trump didn&#8217;t take it quietly.
For those who don&#8217;t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a week&#8217;s worth of network and cable news media spin — The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed.
The media personalities and members of Congress who appeared across Sunday morning&#8217;s political talk shows spent the majority of their time discussing Trump&#8217;s reaction to a video that featured Democrats — who had previously served in either the military or the intelligence community — wanting current service members that they could, and should, disobey any order from Trump that was &#8220;unlawful.&#8221; And although the video was light on specifics, it was heavy on the obvious insinuation that Trump either had or would issue such an order.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-urge-military-to-disobey-orders-from-trump-admin-trigger-accusations-of-insurrection">Trump&#8217;s response</a> to the video was entirely predictable: he <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115582703277798715">lashed out</a> via his Truth Social platform, and the Democrats highlighted his reaction as proof that he might do exactly as they&#8217;d warned.
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Sens. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), along with Reps. Chris Deluzio (D-PA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), and Jason Crow (D-CO), appeared in the video — and several of them made the rounds on Sunday morning to talk about Trump&#8217;s reaction.
On ABC&#8217;s &#8220;This Week,&#8221; host Martha Raddatz began with the fact that Slotkin had been on the receiving end of death threats — and she immediately interpreted that as a reaction to Trump&#8217;s social media posts rather than to Slotkin&#8217;s participation in a video that, by multiple accounts, actively encouraged insurrection.
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Sen. Elissa Slotkin, who appeared in a video telling veterans and national security specialists to “refuse illegal orders,” responds to President Trump’s social media posts accusing her and others of “seditious behavior, punishable by death.” <a href="https://t.co/66zaLl3hl4">https://t.co/66zaLl3hl4</a> <a href="https://t.co/Evo4BpF5cE">pic.twitter.com/Evo4BpF5cE</a>
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When pressed, Slotkin did ultimately concede that Trump had not given an illegal order that she knew of — yet — but she maintained the warning was justified because the Trump administration&#8217;s actions against narco-terrorists had involved some degree of &#8220;legal gymnastics.&#8221;
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Sen. Slotkin tells Martha Raddatz that she is “not aware” of illegal orders made, but says that “there are some legal gymnastics that are going on” in the Trump administration’s recent moves in the Caribbean and Venezuela. <a href="https://t.co/0rBn756p75">https://t.co/0rBn756p75</a> <a href="https://t.co/eJMELd3Cx9">pic.twitter.com/eJMELd3Cx9</a>
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Raddatz pointed to a concern voiced by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who argued that making the video had been unwise: &#8220;You owe that to the men and women of the military to be specific about what you&#8217;re talking about &#8230; What theses senators and House members did was unnerving, and it was unconscionable to suggest that the President of the United States is issuing unlawful orders without giving an example.&#8221;
&#8220;It makes me incredibly nervous that we&#8217;re about to see people in law enforcement … get nervous, get stressed, shoot at American civilians,&#8221; Slotkin pushed back.
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Sen. Slotkin says her “primary concern” is military use within the United States: “It makes me incredibly nervous that we&#8217;re about to see people in law enforcement … get nervous, get stressed, shoot at American civilians.” <a href="https://t.co/MFiqhccKmQ">https://t.co/MFiqhccKmQ</a> <a href="https://t.co/5UVWurZgi5">pic.twitter.com/5UVWurZgi5</a>
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Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), an Army Ranger veteran, also got death threats and blamed President Trump on the CBS News Sunday morning staple &#8220;Face the Nation&#8221;: &#8220;It’s very disturbing stuff. When you have the President of the United States threatening to execute and to hang and to arrest using this rhetoric, people listen to it.&#8221;
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Rep. Jason Crow says he is taking “seriously” the “very disturbing” death and bomb threats he, his family, and his office have received in the wake of President Trump’s rhetoric over the video to U.S. troops some Democratic lawmakers released.
“It’s very disturbing stuff. When… <a href="https://t.co/u42HpdcVTq">pic.twitter.com/u42HpdcVTq</a>
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1992644625698279426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Crow defended the video by suggesting that even if an illegal order were to be issued, members of the military might not be ready to defy the Commander in Chief if Democrats did not take decisive action to groom them ahead of time.
&#8220;If we wait until the moment that he gives a manifestly unlawful order to a young soldier, then we have failed them. We have to start that conversation now and get people thinking about the distinction, which is what we did,&#8221; he explained.
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“These, unfortunately, are some of Trump&#8217;s core supporters who are rallying behind the president, and they know better,” Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) says of the video released by House Republicans countering the one released by Democratic lawmakers telling U.S. troops they can refuse… <a href="https://t.co/N5y49Ky3BO">pic.twitter.com/N5y49Ky3BO</a>
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1992646525437333857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) ignored the weight of his words — and the words of the others on the video — and claimed that Trump&#8217;s words attacking them carried such &#8220;weight&#8221; that he should hold his tongue.
&#8220;His words carry tremendous weight, more so than anybody else in the country, and he should know that,&#8221; Kelly said, also suggesting that Trump&#8217;s reaction to the video was the main concern.
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Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) says President Trump’s rhetoric in response to the Democratic lawmakers’ video to U.S. troops is “very serious,” arguing the president should “understand what political violence is.”
“His words carry tremendous weight, more so than anybody else in the… <a href="https://t.co/X3AVXTVvex">pic.twitter.com/X3AVXTVvex</a>
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1992647577641066902?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) also pointed the finger at Trump, saying his words were, &#8220;reckless, inappropriate, irresponsible.&#8221;
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Republican Sen. Rand Paul condemns President Trump’s social media rhetoric over the Democratic lawmakers’ video to U.S. troops, calling it “reckless, inappropriate, irresponsible.”
“It’s not something that is helping the country heal wounds. I think it stirs things up, and… <a href="https://t.co/iGN6rs70rU">pic.twitter.com/iGN6rs70rU</a>
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1992655240638677141?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2025</a></blockquote>
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On NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press,&#8221; Kristen Welker pressed Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) — who was not a part of the video — on whether or not she knew of a specific &#8220;illegal&#8221; order.
Klobuchar&#8217;s reply was vague: &#8220;If [a National Guard] commander were to tell [troops], hey, go out on the streets and do this and that, that&#8217;s not following the order that is in law. So I just use that example.&#8221;
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Welker: &#8220;Do you know what the specific illegal acts are that your Democratic colleagues were referring to?&#8221;
Klobuchar: &#8220;If [a National Guard] commander were to tell [troops], hey, go out on the streets and do this and that, that&#8217;s not following the order that is in law. So I… <a href="https://t.co/viCkHoAxMJ">https://t.co/viCkHoAxMJ</a> <a href="https://t.co/Qht2S09sNg">pic.twitter.com/Qht2S09sNg</a>
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) <a href="https://twitter.com/WesternLensman/status/1992703489378586890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Spin Cycle: Democrats Calling For An Insurrection Wasn’t A Problem Until Trump Didn’t Like It

Spin Cycle: Democrats Calling For An Insurrection Wasn't A Problem Until Trump Didn't Like It

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Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum cornered Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) over a video he made with a number of other elected Democrats — most of whom had either served in the military or as part of the intelligence community — encouraging members of the military to refuse obedience to &#8220;unlawful orders.&#8221;
The implication, clearly, was that President Donald Trump either had already issued such an order or was likely to do so, and they collectively called on military service members to recognize that and stand down if and when that were to happen. On Wednesday&#8217;s broadcast of &#8220;The Story,&#8221; MacCallum pressed Crow  — an Army Ranger veteran who took part in making the video — asking several times what specific &#8220;unlawful order&#8221; had provided the basis for the video.
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Democrat Rep. Jason Crow is asked FOUR TIMES what &#8220;illegal orders&#8221; he and his Democrat colleagues are referring to in their video calling for an insurrection.
He can&#8217;t answer — because they are lying. <a href="https://t.co/vNQGGOegEQ">pic.twitter.com/vNQGGOegEQ</a>
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1991264276191838608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;&#8230; what law are you talking about that&#8217;s being broken? And then you said he&#8217;s &#8216;implying&#8217; that he might do something that they wouldn&#8217;t want to uphold or follow through with in the future,&#8221; she began. &#8220;What are you talking about specifically?&#8221;
&#8220;I appreciate you asking,&#8221; Crow replied. &#8220;Number one, the protests at Lafayette Square in the first Trump administration where he said, &#8216;Can&#8217;t you just shoot them? Can&#8217;t you just shoot them in the legs or something?&#8217; That&#8217;s a direct quote. And of course —&#8221;
MacCallum, apparently baffled by Crow&#8217;s response, pointed out, &#8220;That was not a military order, that was a comment. That&#8217;s not a military order.&#8221;
Crow attempted to argue that it was a &#8220;request&#8221; and that because President Trump had been the one to make the &#8220;request,&#8221; it should be interpreted as a de facto order.
&#8220;I&#8217;m asking, specifically, right now, what you&#8217;re talking about,&#8221; MacCallum tried again.
&#8220;Number two,&#8221; Crow forged ahead undeterred. &#8220;Yeah, number two, he&#8217;s also threatened to send the military into Chicago and other cities to, quote, &#8216;go to war&#8217; with those cities. That is a very, very disturbing thing. Number three, he&#8217;s also alluded to sending troops to polling stations, which is actually a violation of U.S. law, U.S. criminal law prohibits troops from going to polling stations &#8230; he&#8217;s alluded to that.&#8221;
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&#8220;You&#8217;re talking about allusions, you&#8217;re not talking about actual policy,&#8221; MacCallum pushed back, noting that he hadn&#8217;t mentioned a single thing that service members had actually &#8220;been asked to do.&#8221;
&#8220;What exactly are [you] talking about? Are [you] talking about not allowing gunboats to make it to the United States carrying drugs?&#8221; she asked, referencing the Trump administration&#8217;s efforts to target narco-terrorists before they arrived on American shores. &#8220;Is that what you&#8217;re talking about?&#8221;
&#8220;Martha, here&#8217;s a novel idea,&#8221; Crow said, his tone sarcastic. &#8220;How about we actually prevent things from happening before they become a problem.&#8221;
MacCallum, still talking about the drug boats, shot back, &#8220;I think that&#8217;s what they&#8217;re trying to do!&#8221;
Crow then attempted to claim that he was simply &#8220;preparing&#8221; service members for the potential problems that could be on the horizon, prompting MacCallum to try one last time: &#8220;What specific order from the Commander in Chief, that we are asking our military to carry out, are you objecting to?&#8221;
&#8220;Martha, Donald Trump has made a series of very disturbing comments &#8230;&#8221; Crow&#8217;s response was the same as it had been throughout.

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