War Sec Hegseth issues statement
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The relationship between the Pentagon chief and Adm. Alvin Holsey had been rocky since Trump’s inauguration.
The secretary of war’s plea for discipline collapses into its opposite—a demand for wanton violence and mayhem Secretary of War Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks to senior military members on September 30, 2025, in Quantico, Virginia.
Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley, who reportedly issued orders for the U.S. military to fire upon survivors of an attack, told lawmakers there was no “kill them all” order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
The Defense Secretary backed the decision to hit the vessel for a second time, but says he left the room when the order was given.
A U.S. navy admiral told lawmakers on Thursday that there was no "kill them all" order from Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, but grave questions and concerns remain as Congress scrutinizes an attack that killed two survivors of an initial strike on an alleged drug boat in international waters near Venezuela.
After a years-long investigation, the FBI has arrested a man accused of planting the Jan. 6 pipe bombs. And, lawmakers yesterday saw video of a deadly strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean.