{"id":2516464,"date":"2025-12-02T10:45:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T15:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-trump-holds-cabinet-meeting-with-hegseth\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T10:45:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T15:45:56","slug":"watch-live-trump-holds-cabinet-meeting-with-hegseth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-trump-holds-cabinet-meeting-with-hegseth\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH LIVE: Trump holds Cabinet meeting with Hegseth"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fwatch-live-trump-holds-cabinet-meeting-with-hegseth%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=2516464&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 is holding a Cabinet meeting at the White House amid controversy surrounding War Secretary Pete Hegseth. The meeting, scheduled for 11:30 a.m., follows a Washington Post report alleging that Hegseth ordered a strike to &#8220;kill everybody&#8221; on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eight-dead-after-suspected-smuggling-boat-crashes-on-california-coast\/\" title=\"Eight dead after suspected smuggling boat crashes on California coast\">boat suspected<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"... Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">narco-terrorism<\/a> in the southern Caribbean Sea on September 2. Critics, including Democrats, have accused Hegseth of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >committing war crimes<\/a> and violating international law. However, Hegseth has delegated duty for the strike to Navy Admiral Frank Mitchell Bradley, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-hamas-terrorist-attack-put-democratic-support-for-ally-to-the-test\/\" title=\"Hamas attack tests Democratic support for Israel.\">expressing full support<\/a> for him and his combat decisions. The management is defending both Hegseth and Admiral Bradley in the face of mounting 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\">WATCH LIVE: Trump holds Cabinet meeting after blowback from Hegseth boat strike orders<\/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<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"0rh36L6ILPs\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LIVE: Trump participates in a Cabinet meeting\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0rh36L6ILPs?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> is gathering top officials from his administration at the White House for another&nbsp;Cabinet&nbsp;meeting this year, scheduled for 11:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting comes as War Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing scrutiny after a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2025\/11\/28\/hegseth-kill-them-all-survivors-boat-strike\/\"><em>Washington Post<\/em><\/a>  report last week alleged that he directed the military to &ldquo;kill everybody&rdquo; aboard a supposed narco-terrorist boat in the southern Caribbean Sea on Sept. 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3903669\/former-honduras-president-released-from-prison-trump-pardon\/\">Former Honduran president released from prison after Trump pardon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3903649\/michael-susan-dell-donate-6-billion-fund-trump-accounts-25-million-children\/\">Dell CEO donates over $6 billion to fund &#8216;Trump accounts&#8217; for 25 million children<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3903616\/trump-cabinet-meeting-administration-protects-hegseth-war-crime-accusations\/\">Trump holds Cabinet meeting as administration protects Hegseth from &#8216;war crime&#8217; accusations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Democrats and other critics of Hegseth have <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/pete-hegseth-boat\">accused<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">secretary<\/a> of committing war crimes and violating international law.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3903616\/trump-cabinet-meeting-administration-protects-hegseth-war-crime-accusations\/\"><strong>HEGETH TO BE IN SPOTLIGHT AS TRUMP HOLDS CABINET MEETING&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, Hegseth shifted the authority of the alleged strikes to Navy Adm. Frank Mitchell Bradley, whom he and the White House have fully supported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s make one thing crystal clear: Admiral Mitch Bradley is an American hero, a true professional, and has my 100% support. I stand by him and the combat decisions he has made &mdash; on the September 2 mission and all others since,&rdquo; Hegseth&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PeteHegseth\/status\/1995643490152128919\">wrote <\/a>on X. &ldquo;America is fortunate to have such men protecting us. When this [Department of War] says we have the back of our warriors &mdash; we mean it.&rdquo;<\/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>WATCH LIVE: Trump holds Cabinet meeting amid Hegseth strike backlash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4015,"featured_media":2516465,"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\/12\/AP25293750027487.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[41383,32824,3634],"class_list":["post-2516464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cabinet-meeting","tag-live-stream","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25293750027487.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516464","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\/4015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2516464"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2516468,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516464\/revisions\/2516468"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2516465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2516464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2516464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2516464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}