War Department press secretary Kingsley Wilson is holding a press conference at 11 a.m. Tuesday.

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The briefing comes after White House officials said Monday that Adm. Mitch Bradley was the person who gave the order for a second strike on an alleged drug-trafficking vessel on Sept. 2, not War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Hegseth stood by Bradley on Monday, calling him “an American hero” who has his “100% support.”

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