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Conservative pundit Ben Shapiro said Thursday evening that Americans don’t care “Double Tap” boat strike controversy Confounding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth – arguing that he is more focused on the cost of living.
visible on newsnation’s CuomoShapiro dismissed any concerns about the legality of the September boat attacks, in which the US reportedly killed ship survivors from the first attack.
Shapiro joined host Chris Cuomo and guest Stephen A. Said Smith, “I don’t know. I frankly don’t think the U.S. Secretary cares much about what is being reported regarding Hegseth.”
“The thing people really care about is obviously the cost of living,” Shapiro said.
Last week, Hegseth and the Trump administration fiercely denied allegations that the defense secretary ordered a second attack on an alleged Venezuelan “drug boat” in the Caribbean, killing survivors — potentially amounting to a war crime — but said the admiral who ordered it was acting within the law.
While the story of the “double-tap” boat attack has dominated the news, Shapiro said that not only is the average person not paying attention, but recent news reports emphasize this Hegseth did not even order a second attack.,
“I don’t even know what we’re debating about at this point; it seems like a distraction from other things,” Shapiro said, mimicking the language used by the president and his aides.
Shapiro, who co-founded the online right-wing media company The Daily Wire, Indicated Democrats had raised “war crimes” concerns To enhance the public fame of Senator Mark Kelly or to justify the recent video made by Kelly and five other Democrats.
The video, which has become the subject of investigation by the Trump administration, features six Democrats – all of whom are veterans or former members of the intelligence community – reminding active military service members that they are not required to follow illegal orders.
Although Democrats did not name any specific orders that violated the Constitution, the video infuriated Trump, who accused them of treason and Claims were made that his behavior was worthy of the death penalty.
democratic senator Elissa Slotkin later said that the video was made After hearing the concerns of service members over the administration’s repeated strikes on boats accused of drug smuggling into the United States
Even as reports of the “Double Tap” attack raised concerns about the legality of the attacks, the administration and Trump allies have remained steadfast in claiming that they are justified and legal.
On Thursday, those claims were backed up by Admiral Frank “Mitch” Bradley, the officer in charge of the September 2 strike against the alleged drug boats, who showed video of the strike to some lawmakers in the House and Senate and said Hegseth had not ordered the second strike.