Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he plans to “confront” Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and “demand” he release the classified footage of a military strike on a suspected drug boat in September — an attack that has been heavily criticized by Democrats, pundits, and some Republicans in recent weeks. Schumer told reporters on Capitol Hill on Tuesday afternoon he would be grilling Hegseth about the strikes later in the evening; Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) are set to brief Schumer and other lawmakers on the strikes. The New York Times reported soon after reported that Hegseth’s “order was not a response to surveillance footage showing that at least two people on the boat survived the first blast.” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said last week that Navy Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley denied WaPo’s report as well.
Author: Sean James
Published at: 2025-12-09 22:06:16
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