Pete Hegseth and Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly had a contentious exchange Tuesday as the Defense secretary attempted to defend controversial strikes on alleged drug boats.
Hegseth, 45, was briefing lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee about the Trump administration’s strikes in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. Some have questioned the legality of the lethal actions, in particular one in early September that killed survivors of a prior strike who were clinging to boat wreckage.
After Kelly asked about the strikes, Hegseth contrasted lawful and unlawful orders, according to PunchBowl News. This was an apparent reference to how Hegseth’s Defense Department is investigating the senator for participating in a video reminding troops that they should disobey “unlawful orders.”
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