{"id":2518687,"date":"2025-12-08T09:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T14:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-who-called-trump-admin-boat-strike-illegal-claims-she-watched-video-gets-called-out-on-it\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T09:34:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T14:34:06","slug":"dem-who-called-trump-admin-boat-strike-illegal-claims-she-watched-video-gets-called-out-on-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-who-called-trump-admin-boat-strike-illegal-claims-she-watched-video-gets-called-out-on-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Dem Who Called Trump Admin Boat Strike &#8216;Illegal&#8217; Claims She Watched Video, Gets Called Out On It"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fdem-who-called-trump-admin-boat-strike-illegal-claims-she-watched-video-gets-called-out-on-it%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=2518687&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>this article discusses Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth&#8217;s controversial remarks regarding a Pentagon strike on a drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean. Duckworth initially claimed to have seen a video of a so-called &#8220;double-tap&#8221; strike &#8211; an attack where a second strike hits rescue efforts after an initial strike &#8211; labeling it a &#8220;war crime.&#8221; Though, when pressed, she admitted she had not actually seen the classified video and based her statements on media reports. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mainstream-media-turns-to-2020-playbook-of-deception-as-violent-antifa-mob-targets-turning-point-event\/\" title=\"Mainstream ... Turns to 2020 Playbook of Deception as Violent Antifa Mob Targets Turning Point Event\">piece highlights skepticism<\/a> about Duckworth&#8217;s credibility, noting her position as an Army combat veteran involved in criticizing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth&#8217;s actions during the Trump administration. The article suggests that the media coverage has been biased and politically motivated,focusing mainly on condemning the administration&#8217;s tactics without broader context,such as similar drone strikes under Democratic presidents like Barack Obama. it portrays the strike controversy as an example of media and political dynamics where truth is influenced by partisanship.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democrat Sen. Tammy Duckworth, 9:33 a.m. Sunday, Eastern Standard Time: &ldquo;I have seen the video&rdquo; of the &ldquo;double-tap&rdquo; attack on a trafficking boat, and it is &nbsp;&ldquo;a war crime.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Democrat Sen. Tammy Duckworth, 9:34 a.m. Sunday, Eastern Standard Time: <em>Ahahaha, I haven&rsquo;t actually seen the video, just fooling. But seriously, it is a crime!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>How does anyone take these people seriously?<\/p>\n<p>Duckworth, the junior senator from Illinois, is an Army combat veteran, which is why she was brought on to defend those poor narcoterrorists getting narced in the Caribbean by Pentagon strikes. Specifically, she was on to put forward the idea that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maher-defends-israel-leftists-would-run-screaming-to-tel-aviv-if-they-had-to-live-in-gaza-for-one-day\/\" title=\"Maher Defends Israel: Leftists \u2018Would Run Screaming To Tel Aviv If They Had To Live In Gaza For One Day\u2019\">committed war crimes<\/a> by ordering a so-called &ldquo;double-tap&rdquo; strike &mdash; an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/late-breaking-wildly-unexpected-twist-nyt-rides-hegseths-rescue-demolishes-wapos-kill-hit-piece\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assertion even some in the media have moved away from<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The problem is, they have not been authorized to be at war. And, by the way, the individuals in that boat were not even aimed at the United States. So, everything that they have done has been illegal. It&rsquo;s illegal under international law. It&rsquo;s illegal under the Geneva Convention. And it certainly is even illegal under domestic law,&rdquo; Duckworth <a href=\"https:\/\/transcripts.cnn.com\/show\/sotu\/date\/2025-12-07\/segment\/01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;It was essentially murder with that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/duckworth-accuses-us-of-murder-over-double-tap-on-boat-strike-survivors\/\" title=\"Duckworth accuses US of murder over &#039;double tap&#039; on boat strike survivors\">double tap strike<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Duckworth wasn&rsquo;t elected until 2016, so she hasn&rsquo;t really been able to weigh in on this. It would be interesting to see whether she wants former President Barack Obama brought before the Hague for this. Wonder if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/race-baiting-cnn-panelist-smacked-brutal-fact-check-crying-racist-trumps-redistricting-push\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> will ever ask!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just for the record, Barack Obama authorized at least 542 drone strikes that killed roughly 3,797 people, one estimate says that includes about 324 civilians. Independent counts &mdash; including by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ) &mdash; estimate much <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >larger civilian death&#038;hellip<\/a>;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elizabeth MacDonald (@LizMacDonaldFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LizMacDonaldFOX\/status\/1995971851189682182?\">December 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But I digress.<\/p>\n<p>Host Dana Bash said that Duckworth had made &ldquo;a very strong statement, murder,&rdquo; and asked if what she knew about the strike &ldquo;constitute[d] a war crime.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is a war crime. It&rsquo;s illegal. However you put it, it&rsquo;s all illegal,&rdquo; Duckworth said. &ldquo;Look, I have been shot down behind enemy lines. Under the laws of war, if a pilot bails out, he gets shot down, he bails out, he&rsquo;s in a rubber dinghy in the middle of the ocean, under all the international laws of warfare, you are supposed to help render aid to that individual.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bash then asked if she&rsquo;d seen the video.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have seen the video. And it is deeply disturbing,&rdquo; Duckworth said. &ldquo;I am mostly concerned with the fact that we are putting our American service men and women in jeopardy here. We&rsquo;re putting them in jeopardy in case they ever get shot down. We&rsquo;re putting them in legal jeopardy. They could be brought up in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justin-trudeau-vows-to-arrest-israel-pm-benjamin-netanyahu-if-he-sets-foot-on-canadian-soil\/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau Vows to Arrest Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu if He Sets Foot on Canadian Soil\">international criminal courts<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bash then made sure that Duckworth would confirm the biggie here &mdash; that she&rsquo;d seen the video.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just want to make sure that I get this accurate. You have seen the classified video of this particular strike, the first strike, and then the double tap, as it&rsquo;s known,&rdquo; Bash said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, I have just seen what&rsquo;s been available in the media,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-senator-fires-staffer-accused-helping-four-time-deported-illegal-escape-custody\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Duckworth<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>Oh:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Democrat Tammy Duckworth is CALLED OUT by CNN for lying about the drug strikes:<\/p>\n<p>CNN: &ldquo;Have you seen the video?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>DUCKWORTH: &ldquo;I have seen the video&hellip;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>CNN: &ldquo;I just want to make sure&hellip;you have seen the classified video&hellip;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>DUCKWORTH: &ldquo;No&hellip;I have not seen the actual video.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k5601lCDbP\">pic.twitter.com\/k5601lCDbP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1997694895511789825?\">December 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I don&rsquo;t know if that question could have been more straightforward or the extent to which Duckworth inflated viewers&rsquo; impressions with her answer any greater. It was only when Bash asked if she&rsquo;d seen the classified video did Duckworth say, <em>actually, j\/k no, but seriously, I know enough already<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>To be fair, credit &mdash; for once &mdash; to Dana Bash, who didn&rsquo;t let her get away with another helping of confirmation bias, which is what most of the media has been feeding off of in regards to this story. Nobody seems inclined to talk about, say, other drone strikes from Democratic presidents, or whether or not the reporting has been accurate in regards to whether or not this is a &ldquo;war crime.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This has always been about loosing the hounds of media fury upon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pete-hegseth-doubles-launches-another-deadly-narco-boat-strike-amid-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hegseth<\/a> and, by extension, the Trump administration. 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