Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that he only learned of a second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat to finish off two survivors “a couple of hours later.”

Hegseth disavowed responsibility amid a congressional outcry over the Sept. 2 follow-up attack on the wrecked vessel .

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“I watched that first. As you can imagine, at the Department of War, we have got a lot of things to do, so I didn’t stick around for the hour and two hours, whatever,” Hegseth said.

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that he only learned of a second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat to finish off two survivors “a couple of hours later.” AFP via Getty Images

“I moved on to my

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