Congress Demands Boat Strike Videos, Holds Secretary’s Vacation Hostage
KEY POINTS
- •The House passed a sweeping $900 billion defense bill with a 312-112 vote on Wednesday, including troop pay raises.
- •The bill demands detailed information about nearly two dozen lethal boat strikes in the Caribbean targeting drug smugglers.
- •It conditions withholding part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's travel budget on releasing an unedited video of a deadly September strike.
On a clear Wednesday vote of 312 to 112, the US House blessed a colossal 3,000-page defense bill authorizing a staggering $900 billion military program extravaganza, complete with a pay raise for troops presumably happy to return safer from vaguely detailed Caribbean boat strikes. One spicy stipulation freezes part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget—because who needs jet-setting when you owe Congress uncut footage? The footage in question is from a September 2025 Caribbean strike where suspects and apparently some unlucky survivors of previous strikes were eliminated. Congress is urgently demanding transparency on this lethal sea saga involving nearly two dozen boat strikes, eagerly awaiting their popcorn-ready 'full, unedited video.'
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Congress just hit pause on the Pentagon’s travel fund until Pete Hegseth streams the Caribbean’s Deadliest Speedboat Battles in uncut HD. Who knew military budget battles required Netflix-level suspensions?
Nothing screams democracy like freezing the Defense Secretary's vacation budget until we get that juicy 3,000-page blockbuster's uncut footage of suspicious Caribbean boat carnage.
We spend $900 billion on military programs but can’t release videos without Congress turning Pete Hegseth’s passport into a paperweight—budget cuts, democracy style.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 12/11/2025 | Author: Guardian staff and agencies
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