Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing the most serious scrutiny of his tenure yet, and it’s unclear what awaits on the other side of this scandal as new reporting raises questions about whether President Donald Trump ever trusted him with high-risk decisions.

The pressure intensified this weekend following revelations that Hegseth allegedly ordered U.S. forces to kill all 11 occupants of what the White House insists was a suspected drug-smuggling boat.

The directive was delivered verbally as: “The order was to kill everybody,” according to the Washington Post, citing two people with direct knowledge of the operation.

The Sept. 2 attack, carried out by SEAL Team 6 and overseen by Joint Special Operations Command, marked the opening strike in a mission that has now killed more than 80

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