Topic: Drug Strikes

Pete Hegseth was falsely accused by the Washington Post of ordering a "kill them all" strike on a drug boat, according to testimony from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. Jones calls for a Pentagon investigation into the classified leaks, labeling the spread of false information as espionage and treason. The report claims Hegseth was not even on the communication tapes during the operation.

Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth address the media regarding military strikes against narco-terrorist vessels at sea. Hegseth explains the deliberative process involving JSOC and SOCOM to ensure targets are tied to terrorist organizations. They defend the decision to sink a specific boat to eliminate the threat of fentanyl poisoning, dismissing war crime allegations as "fog of war" misunderstandings by the press.

The Department of War is conducting an unredacted review of the Biden administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan, led by Sean Parnell. Simultaneously, the administration is escalating strikes on land and sea to combat the fentanyl crisis, which killed over 200,000 people last year. Donald Trump emphasizes that these military actions are necessary to stop "animals" from destroying the country with drugs.

Ivan Reikland analyzes the legality of U.S. military strikes against Venezuelan drug cartels, distinguishing them from unconstitutional strikes on American citizens. He argues that the U.S. must reassert its regional primacy in the Western Hemisphere to combat groups like Tren de Aragua. Reikland frames the current administration's actions as a necessary response to the "ceding of sovereignty" by previous leadership.