{"id":2515951,"date":"2025-11-30T19:08:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T00:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-opposed-to-follow-up-strikes-on-drug-boats\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T19:09:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T00:09:28","slug":"trump-opposed-to-follow-up-strikes-on-drug-boats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-opposed-to-follow-up-strikes-on-drug-boats\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump opposed to follow-up strikes on drug boats"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-opposed-to-follow-up-strikes-on-drug-boats%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2515951&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump expressed opposition to conducting follow-up strikes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-deploys-the-worlds-largest-aircraft-carrier-to-the-caribbean\/\" title=\"Pentagon Deploys the World&#039;s Largest Aircraft Carrier to the Caribbean\">alleged drug trafficking boats<\/a> after reports emerged that War Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a second strike targeting survivors of a September 2 attack. According to a Washington Post report, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >hegseth allegedly instructed forces<\/a> to &#8220;kill everybody&#8221; still alive after the initial strike, sparking concerns of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/syrian-survivors-of-chemical-weapons-attack-file-criminal-complaint-against-syrian-officials\/\" title=\"Syrian ... Of Chemical Weapons Attack File Criminal Complaint Against Syrian Officials\">potential war crimes<\/a>. Trump questioned whether the second strike actually occurred, stating he would investigate the situation and noted that Hegseth denied ordering the killing of survivors. While Trump affirmed his confidence in Hegseth, he said he personally would not have supported a second strike and emphasized that the initial strike was sufficient. Simultaneously occurring,Hegseth&#8217;s actions are under intense congressional scrutiny.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump opposed to follow-up strikes on alleged drug boats amid Hegseth scrutiny<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2415147\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> indicated on Sunday he is against follow-up strikes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republican-warns-of-potential-sabotage-tactics-by-maduro\/\" title=\"House Republican ...ns of potential sabotage tactics by Maduro\">alleged drug vessels<\/a>, as War Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> is facing scrutiny over a reported order he gave to kill two survivors of a drug boat strike in early September.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Post<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2025\/11\/28\/hegseth-kill-them-all-survivors-boat-strike\/\">reported<\/a> that a Sept. 2 strike on an alleged drug vessel left two survivors clinging to the wrecked boat, leading to Hegseth ordering a second strike and telling a commander to &ldquo;kill everybody&rdquo; still alive.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3902163\/hegseth-reported-kill-everybody-order-war-crime-fears\/\">Hegseth&#8217;s reported &#8216;kill everybody&#8217; strike order sparks war crime fears<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3901783\/hegseth-slams-biden-approach-to-narco-terrorism-drug-boat-strikes\/\">Hegseth slams Biden&#8217;s &#8216;kid gloves approach&#8217; to narco-terrorism in defense of drug boat strikes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3901256\/alleged-national-guardsmen-shooter-came-up-clean-on-all-checks\/\">Alleged National Guardsmen shooter came up &#8216;clean on all checks&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In line with both the Department of War and Hegseth&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3901783\/hegseth-slams-biden-approach-to-narco-terrorism-drug-boat-strikes\/\">denial<\/a> of the story, Trump on Sunday appeared to doubt the follow-up strike ever happened, while also saying he&rsquo;s &ldquo;going to find out about it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No. 1, I don&rsquo;t know that that [second strike] happened, and Pete said he didn&rsquo;t even know what people were talking about,&rdquo; he told reporters on Air Force One, before being asked whether the military actually conducted a second strike. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know, I&rsquo;m going to find out about it, but Pete said he did not order the death of those two men.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But Trump did suggest he would be at odds with Hegseth over the tactic, which some senators and congressmen <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3902163\/hegseth-reported-kill-everybody-order-war-crime-fears\/\">said<\/a> would constitute a war crime, if it did occur, saying he &ldquo;wouldn&rsquo;t have wanted&rdquo; a second strike.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll look into it, but no I wouldn&rsquo;t have wanted that, a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine,&rdquo; the president said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3902163\/hegseth-reported-kill-everybody-order-war-crime-fears\/\">HEGSETH&rsquo;S REPORTED &lsquo;KILL EVERYBODY&rsquo; STRIKE ORDER SPARKS WAR CRIME FEARS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s comments come as Hegseth&rsquo;s drug boat strikes are now under &ldquo;vigorous oversight&rdquo; from multiple committees in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the growing scrutiny, Trump assured reporters he has &ldquo;great confidence&rdquo; in Hegseth, who has been at the center of numerous controversies since taking the helm of the Pentagon in January. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump opposes follow-up strikes amid Hegseth controversy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2515952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/trump-hegseth-follow-up-strikes.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[64861,67967,56991,3760,3634],"class_list":["post-2515951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-drug-boats","tag-follow-up-attacks","tag-military-strikes","tag-opposition","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/trump-hegseth-follow-up-strikes.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2515951"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2515955,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515951\/revisions\/2515955"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2515952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2515951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2515951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2515951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}