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Trump administration is ‘selling out’ admiral to shield Hegseth over boat strikes, officials say

todayDecember 2, 2025

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White House names Adm Frank M Bradley as officer who ‘directed the engagement’, distancing Hegseth from accountability

Officials in Congress and the Pentagon say the Trump administration is attempting to shield Pete Hegseth from responsibility for a “second strike” to kill survivors on an alleged drug boat by scapegoating a US navy admiral instead.

Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, on Monday explicitly named Adm Frank M Bradley as the officer who “directed the engagement”, distancing Hegseth, the Pentagon secretary, from accountability despite a Washington Post report that he ordered the deaths of everyone on the boat.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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