{"id":2517247,"date":"2025-12-03T19:31:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T00:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hed-release-video-of-second-strike-on-suspected-drug-boat\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T19:32:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T00:32:03","slug":"trump-says-hed-release-video-of-second-strike-on-suspected-drug-boat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hed-release-video-of-second-strike-on-suspected-drug-boat\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he&#8217;d release video of second strike on suspected drug boat"},"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\">24<\/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-says-hed-release-video-of-second-strike-on-suspected-drug-boat%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=2517247&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>The article reports that former President Donald Trump stated he would &#8220;certainly release&#8221; video footage of a second military strike on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-posts-footage-of-lethal-kinetic-strike-against-narcoterrorists-in-international-waters\/\" title=\"... Posts Footage of ...Lethal Kinetic Strike... Against Narcoterrorists in International Waters\">suspected drug trafficking vessel<\/a> in the Caribbean. The strike followed an initial attack in September that did not eliminate all those on board.War Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized the follow-up strike, which has come under scrutiny, as it <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >involved killing survivors clinging<\/a> to the boat. Trump expressed support for taking action against the drug boats, emphasizing their threat to American lives and opposing punishment for the military commanders involved. Hegseth said he was not present for the second strike but approved the decision made by Joint Special operations Command leader Adm. Mitch Bradley.Trump also hinted at expanding such operations to land targets in the near future.  <\/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 says he&rsquo;d &lsquo;certainly release&rsquo; video of second strike on suspected drug boat survivors<\/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_2422679\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> said Wednesday he would &ldquo;certainly release&rdquo; video of the second strike on an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3904027\/pete-hegseth-military-operations-caribbean-only-just-begun\/\">alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>War Secretary Pete Hegseth has faced scrutiny for reportedly authorizing a second strike on an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/margaret-brennan-blames-cdc-critics-for-shooting\/\" title=\"Margaret Brennan Blames CDC Critics For Shooting\">alleged drug boat<\/a> in September after the first strike didn&rsquo;t kill everyone on board.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3906187\/trump-sanctions-venezuela-model-rosita-tren-de-aragua\/\">Trump sanctions Venezuelan model over alleged support for Tren de Aragua<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3904244\/trump-announce-fuel-standards-reverse-biden-era-rules\/\">Trump announces new fuel standards, reversing Biden-era rules<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3906062\/hakeem-jeffries-rare-praise-trump-pardoning-henry-cuellar\/\">Hakeem Jeffries gives rare praise of Trump pardoning Cuellar: &#8216;The right outcome&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know what they have, but whatever they have, we&rsquo;d certainly release, no problem,&rdquo; Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. &ldquo;You know, we stopped &mdash; every boat we knock out, we save 25,000 American lives.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth gave the order to &ldquo;kill everybody&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2025\/11\/28\/hegseth-kill-them-all-survivors-boat-strike\/\">aboard the vessel<\/a>, the <em>Washington Post <\/em>reported late last month. After the initial strike killed most on board, two men remained hanging on to the vessel. Joint Special Operations Command leader Adm. Mitch Bradley then ordered the second strike, the White House said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said he supported the decision to &ldquo;knock out the boats&rdquo; when asked about whether he wanted the survivors killed in a follow-up strike.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, I support the decision to knock out the boats and whoever is piloting those boats. Most of them are gone, but whoever&rsquo;s piloting those boats, they&rsquo;re guilty of trying to kill people in our country,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The president suggested neither Bradley nor Hegseth should be punished for the second strike.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think you&rsquo;re going to find that this is war, that these people were killing our people by the millions,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think you&rsquo;re going to find that there&rsquo;s a very receptive ear to doing exactly what they&rsquo;re doing, taking out those boats,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;And very soon, we&rsquo;re going to start doing it on land too.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The president posted a video of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115136798909755892\">first strike<\/a> on Truth Social after the Sept. 2 operation. At the time, he did not suggest there were multiple strikes in his social media post. He said U.S. forces &ldquo;conducted a kinetic strike&rdquo; that killed &ldquo;11 terrorists.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth has said that he did not &ldquo;stick around&rdquo; for the second strike, which many have called illegal.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3902197\/trump-opposed-to-follow-up-strikes-drug-boats\/\">TRUMP OPPOSED TO FOLLOW-UP STRIKES ON ALLEGED DRUG BOATS AMID HEGSETH SCRUTINY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I watched that first strike live,&rdquo; Hegseth said during a Cabinet meeting Tuesday. &ldquo;As you can imagine, at the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-defense\/\">Department of War<\/a>, we&rsquo;ve got a lot of things to do. So I didn&rsquo;t stick around for the hour and two hours, whatever, where all the sensitive site exploitation digitally occurs, so I moved on to my next meeting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A couple of hours later, I learned that that commander had made the decision, which he had the complete authority to do, and by the way, Adm. Bradley made the correct decision to ultimately sink the boat and eliminate the threat,&rdquo; Hegseth added.<\/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 pledges to release video of second drug boat strike<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2517248,"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\/djt_7aabcf.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[62887,36808,65720,3634,35688],"class_list":["post-2517247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-drug-boat","tag-military-action","tag-second-strike","tag-trump","tag-video-release"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/djt_7aabcf.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517247","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2517247"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2517251,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517247\/revisions\/2517251"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2517248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2517247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2517247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2517247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}