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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth finishes the installation of a Department of War plaque at the River Entrance in front of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Nov. 13, 2025.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s glib attempt to dismiss growing accusations from both Republicans and Democrats that he is engaging in prosecutable war crimes set off a new firestorm after he made a Sunday post on X.

At about the same time that Trump distanced himself from Hegseth after his “kill them all” order that led to survivors of a reported drug boat attack by the U.S. military being blown out of the water as they clung to their damaged boat, the Pentagon chief reposted a meme of popular children’s book character Franklin, a turtle, firing on boats from a helicopter.

Hegseth added, “ For your Chr

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