In a recent Cabinet meeting, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and President Trump addressed the controversy surrounding U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean, with Hegseth strongly defending the operations and denying reports of an illegal order. Hegseth denied a Washington Post report that alleged he ordered forces to "kill everybody" on a boat, including two survivors of an initial strike on September 2, a claim that has led to calls for his resignation and congressional inquiries. He stated he was not present for the second strike and did not see any survivors in the water, citing the "fog of war" and the fire and smoke from the initial explosion as reasons for the lack of visibility.

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