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Way Too Early with Ali Vitali

Hegseth defends deadly boat strikes

Way Too Early with Ali Vitali

MS NOW, Ali Vitali

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4.5539 Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Hegseth defends deadly boat strikes

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0:00.0

So what we've had is a series of shifting explanations. Oh, and including the fog of war, right?

0:08.3

You know that Heggseth said, well, they took the second strike because of the fog of war.

0:12.0

There was no fog. The military watched this boat very carefully, or I shouldn't even say boat.

0:18.1

They watched the wreckage of the boat very carefully for a long period of time before they took the second strike.

0:24.1

So look, what Pete Hags does about this strike has zero credibility at this point.

0:30.2

That was Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee,

0:33.6

calling out the Defense Secretary's explanation for a deadly strike on survivors of a boat attack in the Caribbean.

0:39.7

The question is, will the Trump administration now release that video?

0:43.2

The administration's war on suspected drug smugglers comes as the president pardoned the president of Honduras,

0:48.7

who was convicted of helping drug traffickers import hundreds of tons of cocaine into the U.S.

0:53.9

The question is, how are Republicans now defending that move?

0:58.1

Plus, President Trump says he'll be involved in the decision on whether or not Netflix

1:01.9

can buy the film and streaming assets of Warner Brothers.

1:04.9

The question is, what does Trump's involvement ultimately mean for that deal?

1:08.9

It's way too early for this.

1:19.2

Yeah. ultimately mean for that deal. It's way too early for this. Good morning and welcome to way too early,

1:21.6

the show that's already behind on its holiday shopping.

1:24.7

Honestly, it was bound to happen.

1:26.2

I started so strong, too. Maybe you did as well.

1:29.1

I'm Ali Vitale. On this Monday, December 8th, we're going to get right to it with the news.

1:34.1

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues to stand by the U.S. military's highly scrutinized September strike on an alleged drug boat.

1:41.0

That's the attack that killed two people in a follow-up strike after they survived the

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