The Daily Blast: Hegseth Defense in Total Collapse as Leaks on Strike Grow More Damning

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Chris Cotnoir

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🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Pete Hegseth’s defense of the killing of two men clinging to an incapacitated boat is falling apart on multiple fronts. Lawmakers who saw video of this horror are letting it be known that the two men were waving before their execution, suggesting they were either surrendering or beckoning for rescue. And other leaks confirm that the boat very well might not have been bound for the United States to begin with. Meanwhile, some Republicans are abandoning him or acquiescing to legislative language that denies Hegseth funding until video is made more widely available to lawmakers, suggesting his position is weakening. We talked to Tess Bridgeman, co-editor-in-chief of the Just Security website and former national security lawyer in the Obama administration. She explains why Hegseth’s position is untenable, why the entire bombing campaign is illegal, why it’s critical that oversight pin down President Trump’s role, and what the prospects are for true accountability later. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.6	One fat white for Bethan.
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0:42.3	To avoid any penalties, check HMRC's guidance today.
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1:34.9	Pete Hegeseth's defense of the killing of two men clinging to an incapacitated boat is falling apart on multiple fronts.
1:40.7	Lawmakers who saw video of this killing have shared damning details about what they witnessed,
1:45.0	and were now learning that the boat very well might not have been bound for the United States to begin with. All this comes as some Republicans appear to be quietly
1:50.9	moving away from defending Hegeseth on this, and there are increasing signs that this video
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