Trump admin live updates: Hegseth says he did not see 2nd boat strike, survivors

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Source: ABC News

Hegseth clarified comments he gave back in September after the boat strike on Sept. 2 of a suspected drug boat where he claimed he saw the attack take place live.

At the time, he and the White House did not disclose that a second strike was ordered on the boat.

Asked if he saw survivors of that second strike, Hegseth reiterated that he did see the initial strike live, but did not see the follow-up attack -- and did not personally see survivors.

"As you can imagine, the Department of War, we got a lot of things to do. So I didn't stick around for the hour and two hours, whatever, where all the sensitive site exploitation digitally occurs," he said.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-admin-live-updates/?id=127993391

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The story keeps changing. The fact that someone else always gets thrown under the bus is always a constant though.

[Irish_Dem]

1. When the story keeps changing, someone is lying.

[RockCreek]

2. I call BULLSHIT

[twodogsbarking]

3. Keep flipping the coin Hogbreath.

[Bluestocking]

4. Well there you go if he says he didn't do it then he didn't do it

Republicans never lie. That is one thing you can always count on.

[RockRaven]

5. The changing story is evidence that they are lying, and the lying is evidence that

they know they committed crimes.

[pfitz59]

6. Liar liar

freak

[The Roux Comes First]

7. Looking Away, or Pretending Not to See the Action Neither Negates the Action nor Absolves You!

That sort of magic trick is intended for three-year-olds.

[Buddyzbuddy]

8. Once again, you must refuse to follow illegal orders.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

9. If you didn't see the 2 survivors after the first illegal attack,

then why order a second strike?

You are a fucking liar Kegsbreath, along with everyone in this illegal regime.

Hey Congress, especially the repigs, are you listening?
Are you finally going to hold these criminals accountable?

Get off your asses and start defending the Constitution, you do remember the Constitution don't you?
You did, after all, took an oath to defend the Constitution, not Pedonald.

[BOSSHOG]

10. Pete is assured that Lindsay halligan will be appointed by DOJ to prosecute him

In keeping with the trump administrations striving for excellence program.

[GP6971]

11. Locking. Dupe of https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143575804