Potentially damning remarks from Pete Hegseth have resurfaced as the defense secretary faces accusations that he approved a war crime against a suspected Venezuelan drug boat.

MSNBC’s Morning Joe replayed two clips of Hegseth on Tuesday that may be used against him during the official investigation into the deadly Sept. 2 airstrikes in the Caribbean that killed 11 people.

One clip shows him bragging about watching the attack unfold in real time; the other shows him denouncing “stupid” rules of engagement.

“I can tell you that was definitely not artificial intelligence. I watched it live,” Hegseth told Fox News the day after the attack. “We knew exactly who was in that boat. We knew exactly what they were doing, and we knew exactly who they represented.”

Morning Joe then aired edited-t

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