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Donald Trump claims to know nothing about the second Caribbean strike, but also says Pete Hegseth didn’t do it

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is caught in a huge controversy after recent reports alleged that he illegally ordered a “Kill Everybody” strike in the Caribbean. And Trump’s defense of him has put him in more trouble.

The Washington Post reported this week that Hegseth ordered his military to “kill everybody” on a suspected Caribbean boat smuggling drugs on September 2. After the first strike, two people are said to have survived. However, reports are now suggesting that Hegseth then ordered a second strike, which killed those survivors.

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