Hegseth has denied issuing a “kill everybody” instruction for the Sept. 2 strikes, and during the briefing on Capitol Hill, Adm. Bradley also vehemently denied that Hegseth ordered his subordinates to “kill everybody” aboard the vessel.

A former Fox colleague says Hegseth’s alleged order to kill survivors of a boat strike may amount to a prosecutable war crime.

Hegseth allegedly became frustrated when Holsey expressed concerns about the legality of the now-controversial Caribbean operation.

Rep. Jim Himes called  the unedited footage of the second strike on the Venezuelan boat "one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service."

The publisher of the children’s book series “Franklin the Turtle” condemned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over what they called a “violent” portrayal of the