Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the administration would not release an unedited video of the Sept. 2 “double-tap” strike in the Caribbean despite urging from Democratic and even some Republican senators.
“In keeping with long-standing Department of War policy…of course, we’re not going to release a top secret, full, unedited video of that to the general public,” he told reporters after he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with senators for a classified briefing.
Hegseth said the administration would share the videos with the House and Senate Armed Services Committees and continue to brief lawmakers. But he made clear they stand by the strikes, which have killed at least 90 people since early September who the Trump administration alleges are smuggling drugs.