White House confirms 2nd strike on alleged drug boat, denies Hegseth ordered it

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday confirmed Washington Post reporting that the U.S. launched two strikes on an alleged drug boat in September, however denied Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the second strike that killed two survivors of the preliminary assault. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe experiences. Then, Jamil Jaffer, former affiliate counsel to President George W. Bush, joins with evaluation.

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