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'Fog Of War': Hegseth PANICS Amid Boat Strike WAR CRIME Probe

2025-12-03 News & Politics
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Examining Hegseth's Defense of Venezuela Strike and Pentagon Press Corps Shift

Understand how Secretary Pete Hegseth is minimizing responsibility for the fatal second strike and why the Pentagon press corps environment has drastically changed following recent reporting.

Short Summary

  • Hegseth deferred accountability for the second strike, citing the "fog of war" while defending Admiral Bradley's actions.
  • The Pentagon replaced its traditional press corps with reporters adhering strictly to authorized sources.
  • This new briefing environment aggressively attacked the Washington Post for its controversial strike reporting.

This discussion breaks down Hegseth's justification following the controversial boat strike and analyzes the resulting adversarial press briefing where new media dominates queries, suggesting leadership feels secure in their narrative.

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Top Comments (10)

@DavidLee-cr4xv 2025-12-03

Fog of war is caused by the liquor

458 19 replies
@DonnHomer 2025-12-03

Pete lying his a$$ off while the President is asleep is incredible 😂

272 3 replies
@truthstarved 2025-12-03

If the boat "was on fire", how did it pose a risk to US airmen?

176 11 replies
@angelgarza2215 2025-12-03

The DUI hire lecturing people is fucking rich

173 2 replies
@jonny_panic 2025-12-03

The Fog of Liquor

171 1 replies
@benjaminbrenner745 2025-12-03

Did he just say " This is what you in the press don't understand?..." Like he wasn't literally a member of Fox and Friends for 7 years? I am in awe of this clown, simply cannot fathom what I'm seeing.

154 8 replies
@TiberiusStJudge 2025-12-03

What threat? They weren’t attacking anyone or anything and was in international waters. And we are not at war. WTF?!

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@Rustygulley-r3r 2025-12-03

Gangsters, grifters and ghouls.

43
@AdastraRecordings 2025-12-03

Man alive, this administration is full of idiots cosplaying at being superheroes like some shit version of The Watchmen.

37
@GirlGoneAbroad85 2025-12-03

Wasn't just 8 months ago, he was in an air-conditioned room on Fox and friends?

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