Trump Fully Believes Defense Chief Didn’t Order Kill-All Follow-Up Strike

KEY POINTS

•In late November 2025, reports surfaced that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered lethal strikes on Venezuelan drug boats.
•Hegseth denied ordering a follow-up strike targeting survivors, calling reports 'fabricated' but affirmed kills were intended.
•President Trump publicly expressed full confidence in Hegseth and said he would not have wanted any second strike.
•Bipartisan congressional leaders announced vigorous oversight to investigate the legality and facts behind these military actions.

In November 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly ordered a kill-everyone strike on a Venezuelan drug boat, then allegedly dispatched a doomed encore to finish the job on survivors. Hegseth called the story 'fabricated, inflammatory, and derogatory,' but proudly agrees the strikes are meant to be 'lethal, kinetic.' Trump, aboard Air Force One on a Sunday, declared he believes Hegseth 100% and expressed confidence that no second strike actually happened—because that's clearly how verifying facts works. Meanwhile, bipartisan lawmakers Mike Rogers, Adam Smith, Roger Wicker, and Jack Reed are launching vigorous oversight. Amidst the chaos, Hegseth posted a cartoon turtle Franklin shooting drug boats with a Christmas wish caption. Trump tightened Venezuela's no-fly zone but warns not to read into anything, showing once again that subtle diplomacy is his middle name.

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Mockingbird News

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Nothing screams military precision like denying a kill-all-and-then-whoops-we-missed-two follow-up strike, all backed by a cartoon turtle and presidential full trust. We’re all just winging it on this human chessboard.

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