Rand Paul Calls For Pete Hegseth to Testify Under Oath On Strike on Survivors

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Source: Yahoo! News/MEDIAite

Dec 4th, 2025, 5:33 pm


Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) called for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to testify under oath about exactly what orders were given ahead of the deadly double-tap strike on survivors of an alleged drug smuggling boat in early September.

Paul made his comments to reporters on Capitol Hill Thursday following a briefing for lawmakers by Admiral Frank “Mitch” Bradley and General Dan Cain – the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Paul has been a leading critic of the Trump administration’s campaign to take out drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean Sea with lethal force. Hegseth and Admiral Bradley, who gave the order to bomb the survivors, have been accused of war crimes by critics who see the execution of distressed survivors of an attack as against both U.S. and international law.

“I think he should testify under oath about the orders that were given, and I think that the video of the distressed, shipwrecked or incapacitated people on those boats being bombed, that video should be shown to every American,” Paul told reporters.

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[indigoth]

1. He will likely lie

Just like all the rest of trump’s administration.

[Zelda_Orchid]

2. Rand Paul voted for literally all of this.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. For "foreign affairs" stuff, he's actually been the lone (R) to vote against his party

It's about the only thing he has been consistent about.

[JohnnyRingo]

4. Poor Rand.

He has to know that both sides of that aisle despises him.
I imagine he sits in the Capitol cafeteria with Ted Cruz and a senator who picks his nose..

[Polybius]

11. Mike Lee is his BFFL

Not sure how old you are, but that's 90's lingo for "best friend for life."

[JohnnyRingo]

12. Might as well say "OK Boomer".

hahaha
Actually anyone coming up with thirty year old slang isn't far behind me.

Oh wait!! You thought I may have been too young to get the acronym. In that case it's quite the complement. Groovy! ..LOL

[nwduke]

5. What good would it do

the orange mango has given the green light to his Kim Jong Un style administration to lie with impunity!

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6. Mango Mussolini will just issue blanket pardons to all of the toadies

who do his dirty work. And if something unfortunate should happen to him before he's able to do that, his lap dog JD will comply.

[twodogsbarking]

7. Do you swear to tell the truth or your dick and balls will be cut off? Either way it is a win.

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

8. Paul should go over Hegseth's head and subpoena Fox News.

[Bayard]

9. Even a broken clock, yada yada yada

Testifying under oath means nothing to these people. They lie their asses off on a daily basis, and being in front of Congress is not going to change that.

[mike_c]

10. they need testimony from both Hegseth and Bradley

Bradley has already acknowledged he issued the order to fire on survivors. But he and Hegseth both know what orders the SecDef gave first. Congress should take Hegseth's testimony first, with Bradley present. Bradley should then offer his testimony after having heard what his boss says under oath. If Hegseth lies, they'll both know it.

[FakeNoose]

13. I never thought I'd ever agree with Rand Paul on anything EVER

... but this is where we are. Thank you Rand Paul....