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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s reported order in early September to “kill everybody” aboard an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean has sent shock waves throughout Washington, prompting scrutiny from key leaders in Congress and a cautious defense from President Trump.

According to a report in The Washington Post on Friday , an initial strike left two survivors, and the commander in charge of the operation ordered a follow-up strike to comply with Hegseth’s orders to leave no survivors.

The report has renewed questions about the legal basis of the Trump administration’s campaign against alleged “narco-terrorists” in the Caribb

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