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Q: Was the initial order from Hegseth to kill everyone and did that come from President Trump?
LEAVITT: I would reject that Hegseth ever said that. However, the president has made it quite clear that if narcoterrorists are trafficking illegal drugs toward the US he has the authority to kill them
LEAVITT: I would reject that Hegseth ever said that. However, the president has made it quite clear that if narcoterrorists are trafficking illegal drugs toward the US he has the authority to kill them
December 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Q: Was the initial order from Hegseth to kill everyone and did that come from President Trump?
LEAVITT: I would reject that Hegseth ever said that. However, the president has made it quite clear that if narcoterrorists are trafficking illegal drugs toward the US he has the authority to kill them
LEAVITT: I would reject that Hegseth ever said that. However, the president has made it quite clear that if narcoterrorists are trafficking illegal drugs toward the US he has the authority to kill them
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Leavitt: "Leaders have a duty to preserve the integrity and character of our nation's national identity."
December 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Leavitt: "Leaders have a duty to preserve the integrity and character of our nation's national identity."
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Leavitt attacks "Somalian migrants in Minnesota" and says, "it is more important than ever to finish carrying out the president's mass deportation operation ... they must go back to their home countries."
December 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Leavitt attacks "Somalian migrants in Minnesota" and says, "it is more important than ever to finish carrying out the president's mass deportation operation ... they must go back to their home countries."
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Leavitt: "Refugee admissions into the country right now are essentially at 0, with the exception of Afrikaners fleeing persecution in South Africa."
December 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Leavitt: "Refugee admissions into the country right now are essentially at 0, with the exception of Afrikaners fleeing persecution in South Africa."
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Leavitt: "The Trump admin is now actively reexamining all of the Afghans imported into the country by Biden. Any individual who threatens our national security or citizenry will be subject to removal. Trump has already permanently paused migration of foreign nationals from 3rd world countries"
December 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Leavitt: "The Trump admin is now actively reexamining all of the Afghans imported into the country by Biden. Any individual who threatens our national security or citizenry will be subject to removal. Trump has already permanently paused migration of foreign nationals from 3rd world countries"
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Trump on whether he would be ok with Hegseth ordering a second strike on Venezuelan boat:
“He said he didn't do it. So I don't have to make that decision.”
“He said he didn't do it. So I don't have to make that decision.”
December 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Trump on whether he would be ok with Hegseth ordering a second strike on Venezuelan boat:
“He said he didn't do it. So I don't have to make that decision.”
“He said he didn't do it. So I don't have to make that decision.”
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Q: "POTUS said it was his intention to pardon the former President of Honduras who was a convicted drug trafficker…How is that different than what the administration is accusing Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro of?"
Leavitt: "The former-President Hernandez was set up.”
Leavitt: "The former-President Hernandez was set up.”
December 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Q: "POTUS said it was his intention to pardon the former President of Honduras who was a convicted drug trafficker…How is that different than what the administration is accusing Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro of?"
Leavitt: "The former-President Hernandez was set up.”
Leavitt: "The former-President Hernandez was set up.”
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Sen. Mark Kelly: “President Trump is trying to silence me. Threatening to kill me for saying what is true. And he sent his Secretary of Defense after me. And it's not going to work.”
December 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly: “President Trump is trying to silence me. Threatening to kill me for saying what is true. And he sent his Secretary of Defense after me. And it's not going to work.”
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Sen. Kelly: “[Trump] is ignorant to the Constitution and has no regard for the rule of law…I will not be intimidated by this president. I am not going to be silenced by this president or the people around him because I've given too much in service to this country to back down to this guy.”
December 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Sen. Kelly: “[Trump] is ignorant to the Constitution and has no regard for the rule of law…I will not be intimidated by this president. I am not going to be silenced by this president or the people around him because I've given too much in service to this country to back down to this guy.”
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Sen. Kelly: “This is about a president who doesn't want anybody to say anything that he does not like. I don't think he understands the Constitution. I think he is ignorant to the Constitution and the rule of law…This isn't about me. This is about what he will do next.”
December 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Sen. Kelly: “This is about a president who doesn't want anybody to say anything that he does not like. I don't think he understands the Constitution. I think he is ignorant to the Constitution and the rule of law…This isn't about me. This is about what he will do next.”
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FOX: Does it undercut the administration's messaging when Republicans are defending strikes on narcoterrorists and then Trump pardons a convicted drug trafficker?
LEAVITT: I don't think so
LEAVITT: I don't think so
December 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
FOX: Does it undercut the administration's messaging when Republicans are defending strikes on narcoterrorists and then Trump pardons a convicted drug trafficker?
LEAVITT: I don't think so
LEAVITT: I don't think so
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Leavitt claims that Trump had a "preventative" MRI
December 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Leavitt claims that Trump had a "preventative" MRI
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Jeffies: "You've got Donald Trump posting erratically on Thanksgiving. This guy can't even give us a break on Thanksgiving when we're with our families."
December 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Jeffies: "You've got Donald Trump posting erratically on Thanksgiving. This guy can't even give us a break on Thanksgiving when we're with our families."
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Schmitt’s argument is unintentionally revealing.
The “color revolutions” were non-violent, pro-democracy political movements aimed at ending autocratic regimes in former Soviet bloc nations.
If the Democrats are leading a “color revolution,” then Trump is an autocrat & Schmitt is pro-autocrat.
The “color revolutions” were non-violent, pro-democracy political movements aimed at ending autocratic regimes in former Soviet bloc nations.
If the Democrats are leading a “color revolution,” then Trump is an autocrat & Schmitt is pro-autocrat.
Sen. Eric Schmitt: "This is the language of a color revolution where you're calling on military men and women to disobey orders."
December 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Schmitt’s argument is unintentionally revealing.
The “color revolutions” were non-violent, pro-democracy political movements aimed at ending autocratic regimes in former Soviet bloc nations.
If the Democrats are leading a “color revolution,” then Trump is an autocrat & Schmitt is pro-autocrat.
The “color revolutions” were non-violent, pro-democracy political movements aimed at ending autocratic regimes in former Soviet bloc nations.
If the Democrats are leading a “color revolution,” then Trump is an autocrat & Schmitt is pro-autocrat.
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Kelly: “I was notified of a potential court-martial through a tweet by the Secretary of Defense…I think that says a lot about who Pete Hegseth is and what he cares about. He doesn't care about the law…He doesn't care about accountability. He cares about views on his Twitter account.”
December 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Kelly: “I was notified of a potential court-martial through a tweet by the Secretary of Defense…I think that says a lot about who Pete Hegseth is and what he cares about. He doesn't care about the law…He doesn't care about accountability. He cares about views on his Twitter account.”
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Trump is illegally blowing up boats in the Caribbean—supposedly to stop drugs coming into the US. Yet he pardons the former president of Honduras who was convicted of sending cocaine to the US. It doesn’t make any sense. Whatever Trump is doing in Venezuela, it’s not about drugs.
December 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Trump is illegally blowing up boats in the Caribbean—supposedly to stop drugs coming into the US. Yet he pardons the former president of Honduras who was convicted of sending cocaine to the US. It doesn’t make any sense. Whatever Trump is doing in Venezuela, it’s not about drugs.
Bullshit.
FOX: You said the follow up strike was lawful. What law is it that allows no survivors?
LEAVITT: The strike was conducted in self defense to protect Americans
LEAVITT: The strike was conducted in self defense to protect Americans
December 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Bullshit.
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The White House has confirmed that Admiral Bradley committed this crime, which they think was very cool and very legal. www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
December 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The White House has confirmed that Admiral Bradley committed this crime, which they think was very cool and very legal. www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
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Killing shipwrecked survivors in the water is a quintessential war crime and one that resulted in the death penalty at Nuremberg. Hegseth is a murderer and war criminal as is every individual in the chain of command that this order traveled through. Punish every single one of them.
Pete Hegseth denies he gave the order to kill them all. But even some Republicans now appear to be demanding answers, so Frank Bradley, who oversaw the bombings, is in discussions with House Armed Services about coming in.
Rep Adam Smith lays out his Qs to me here:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
Rep Adam Smith lays out his Qs to me here:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
December 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Killing shipwrecked survivors in the water is a quintessential war crime and one that resulted in the death penalty at Nuremberg. Hegseth is a murderer and war criminal as is every individual in the chain of command that this order traveled through. Punish every single one of them.
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"Finally, there’s the incredibly weak substantive case for the bombings. Tons of evidence has emerged casting doubt on whether those killed—who now number over 80—were even trafficking drugs to the United States."
News --> The commander who oversaw Pete Hegseth's alleged killing of two boat bombing survivors is now likely to come in and face questions from the House Armed Services Committee, ranking Dem Adam Smith tells me.
In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
Trump Boat Bombings Suddenly on Shakier Ground as Damning Info Emerges
Will Republicans give us a real investigation into Trump’s bombings, now that we just learned horrific new details about them? Or are they seriously going to fall on their swords for Pete Hegseth?
newrepublic.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"Finally, there’s the incredibly weak substantive case for the bombings. Tons of evidence has emerged casting doubt on whether those killed—who now number over 80—were even trafficking drugs to the United States."
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Intentionally killing civilians is a war crime by definition.
The drone strikes are cold-blooded murder, but what's happening is more than homicide. It's an international atrocity.
That's why genocide, indiscriminate bombing, ethnic cleansing, and civilian massacres are all prosecuted as war crimes. War crimes aren't only against combatants.
That's why genocide, indiscriminate bombing, ethnic cleansing, and civilian massacres are all prosecuted as war crimes. War crimes aren't only against combatants.
one of the problems I have with Democrats (and other critics) labeling these "war crimes" is that it accepts the underlying claim that the people being murdered are enemy combatants. They're not! it's just murder!
December 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Intentionally killing civilians is a war crime by definition.
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However you interpret the laws of armed conflict, and whether you identify the boat strikes as war crimes or as illegal orders that violate both US and international law and parse the difference between those, there is no way that calling them war crimes helps Trump.
December 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
However you interpret the laws of armed conflict, and whether you identify the boat strikes as war crimes or as illegal orders that violate both US and international law and parse the difference between those, there is no way that calling them war crimes helps Trump.
They aren't denying that the second strike happened to kill two wounded survivors from a wrecked vessel.
Q: You said that second strike was in accordance with the law of armed conflict, but the Navy's own manual says that firing on survivors from a wrecked vessel is an example of a war crime
LEAVITT: I would reiterate that the strike was conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict
LEAVITT: I would reiterate that the strike was conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict
December 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
They aren't denying that the second strike happened to kill two wounded survivors from a wrecked vessel.
"Killing the witnesses" is not a legal defense.
Fox News' Joey Jones justifies the US military killing survivors after an initial boat strike: "An enemy combatant does not have to have a gun to be a danger or a threat... if you leave anybody alive, they can signal and let others know what’s happening and they can also retaliate through radio."
December 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"Killing the witnesses" is not a legal defense.
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Reporter: Governor Walz called for the release of your MRI results
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
November 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Reporter: Governor Walz called for the release of your MRI results
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.