Rand Paul Calls For Pete Hegseth to Testify Under Oath On Strike on Survivors

Source: Yahoo! News/MEDIAite

Dec 4th, 2025, 5:33 pm


Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) called for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to testify under oath about exactly what orders were given ahead of the deadly double-tap strike on survivors of an alleged drug smuggling boat in early September.

Paul made his comments to reporters on Capitol Hill Thursday following a briefing for lawmakers by Admiral Frank “Mitch” Bradley and General Dan Cain – the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Paul has been a leading critic of the Trump administration’s campaign to take out drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean Sea with lethal force. Hegseth and Admiral Bradley, who gave the order to bomb the survivors, have been accused of war crimes by critics who see the execution of distressed survivors of an attack as against both U.S. and international law.

“I think he should testify under oath about the orders that were given, and I think that the video of the distressed, shipwrecked or incapacitated people on those boats being bombed, that video should be shown to every American,” Paul told reporters.

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