Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the Trump administration's military actions against alleged drug boats off Venezuela again on Saturday, emphasizing the president's authority to protect the nation "as he sees fit."

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the Trump administration's military actions against alleged drug boats off Venezuela again on Saturday, emphasizing the president's authority to protect the nation "as he sees fit." WASHINGTON —

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, now referred to by the Trump administration as War Secretary, is defending controversial military strikes off of Venezuela's coast, dismissing criticism and asserting the president's power to defend the nation by taking any necessary military action "as he sees fit."

At the Reagan National Defense Foru

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