Washington — Scrutiny over the Trump administration's strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats has intensified following the revelation that the first U.S. attack on such a vessel involved at least two strikes, according to a Washington Post report . It said that after a first strike left two survivors, a subsequent strike — or strikes — killed them.

The Post also reported that Hegseth gave a verbal order to "kill everybody" in the Sept. 2 strike in the Caribbean Sea, though Hegseth has not confirmed this. He told reporters Tuesday that he did not see survivors in the live video he viewed and was not in the room when Navy Adm. Frank "Mitch" Bradley, the commander overseeing the operation, ordered a second strike. Bradley, according to the report, was complying with Hegseth's directive a

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