Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 191
Blue Wave Update
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth struck a defiant tone Tuesday, telling reporters during a Cabinet meeting that the military has “only just begun” sinking “narco-terrorists” to “the bottom of the ocean,” Axios reports.
Associated Press: Hegseth cites “fog of war” in defending follow-on strike in scrutinized attack on alleged drug boat.
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