@noelreports
"I can't think of anyone who deserves the #NobelPeacePrize more than me." - The #NarcissistInChief when the current #NPP winner tried to give her NPP medal to #NaziDon to gain his support to make her the president of #Venezuela.
He murdered over 100 people in his extrajudicial #DrugBoat bombings, is threatening to "take" #Greenland militarily & destroy #NATO, he sent a naval fleet to #Iran, did nothing to stop #Bibi from continuing to bomb #Gaza, & sided with #Putin over #Ukraine.
BREAKING:
In the first #Venezuela #DrugBoat strike, the DoD disguised a military plane as a civilian aircraft.
Rep. Ted Lieu rightly pointed out: "This is a war crime" as it puts civilian aircraft in jeopardy of being shot down.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/us/politics/us-boat-attacks-law.html
@xs4me2
REMEMBER JUST ONE WEEK AGO, #DonTheCon said he'd be fine with releasing that #SecondStrike video on a #Venezuelan #DrugBoat IF #KegBreath approved.
So, to no one's surprise, #Hegseth said "No" today. (Whew!) 🤦♂️
How convenient.
Potus #DonTheCon has a LONG history of promising to release things only to… not just fail to do so… but actually FIGHT to block the release of the very thing he pretended to be so willing to reveal in the first place.
He NEVER released his taxes.
He NEVER released his medical records (including the reason for his frequent MRI's.)
He has yet to release the #Epstein Files (Dec 19 deadline looming.)
He has yet to release the video of the 2nd #DrugBoat strike.
https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-s-old-tricks-fall-flat-from-overuse-in-the-face-of-hard-realities-2474341955640
Jen Psaki reviews the myriad scandals, disgraces, and bad news stories that are plaguing Donald Trump and his administration, and the familiar playbook of gaslighting, distraction, and lies that Trump is deploying with decreasing effectiveness.
The September 2 airstrike on a #Venezuelan "#DrugBoat" (incapable of reaching the U.S.) that has raised concerns of #WarCrimes was the FIRST such strike.
There have been *21* additional strikes since then.
If you were already committing War Crimes on your first secret mission, defending your actions and defiant that you did anything wrong, what are the chances they moderated their behavior to be more careful since then? 🤔
#SundayShowdown
#TraitorTom Cotton on #MtP noted one of the two survivors of the missile strike on a #Venezuelan #DrugBoat "took off his shirt... maybe to get a sun tan." 😵 😡
Even #Welker was bothered by this absurd suggestion, and challenged him on the assumption.
Traitor Tom walked back the suggestion *slightly*, suggesting that "maybe they were trying to signal another [drug] boat in the area."
THERE. WERE. NO. OTHER. BOATS. IN. THE. AREA. (and even if there were, it's not a defense.)
And WHERE ON EARTH did #TraitorTom get this ludicrous idea that the survivors of the missile strike that destroyed the (supposed) Venezuelan #DrugBoat were "still in the fight" by attempting to "overturn their [destroyed] boat, *reload it*, and continue their mission"?
B/c that is EXACTLY what Admiral Bradley reportedly told them how it appeared to him, during his closed door testimony to the Security Council.
During the network news last night, Sen. #TraitorTom Cotton defended the 2nd strike on the "#DrugBoat", claiming that to him it appeared the 2 survivors were "attempting to overturn the boat to reload it & continue their mission."
1) or MAYBE they were attempting to turn the boat over to avoid drowning?
2) All reports are the boat was "destroyed". I *doubt* whatever was left of the wreckage could have been "overturned, reloaded & continued the mission" with just two *wounded* men, #WarCrime
White House justification for 2nd strike on drug boat apparently at odds with Trump’s – ABC News
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Asked about the second strike, Trump said “I wouldn’t have wanted that.”
By Megan Forrester, December 1, 2025, 6:28 PM, 2:26
White House defends 2nd strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat
White House defends 2nd strike on alleged drug-smuggling boatThe White House is defending a U.S. admiral’s decision to launch strikes on an alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessel in September, saying he had Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s authorization.
Editor’s Note: A prior version of this story incorrectly attributed quotes from a reporter’s question to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who said she “would reject” the notion that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ever said that “everyone be killed.” ABC News regrets the error and the story has been updated.
The White House’s account of whether the U.S. military should have conducted a second strike on a drug boat that had already been hit and killed survivors appears to be at odds with what the president said about the incident a day earlier.
When asked about reports that the U.S. military killed survivors of a Sept. 2 strike on a boat suspected of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said narcoterrorists were subject to “lethal targeting in accordance with the law of war” and that the second strike was warranted “to ensure the boat was destroyed and the threat to the United States of America was eliminated.”
However, when asked about a Washington Post report that alleged that Hegseth ordered military commanders to kill everybody on board the boat, Trump said on Sunday he would not have wanted a second strike and that he believed Hegseth did not use those words.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Dec. 1, 2025. Mark Schiefelbein / AP“I don’t know anything about it,” Trump said when asked about the report. “[Hegseth] said, he said, he did not say that. And I believe him,” Trump said. “But no, I wouldn’t have wanted that. Not a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine, and if there were two people around, but Pete said that didn’t happen. I have great confidence.”
Hegseth responds to report that boat survivors were killed as a result of his orders to military
According to The Post, Hegseth allegedly gave a spoken order ahead of the Sept. 2 operation to kill everybody aboard the suspected drug boat. After an initial strike left two survivors, Adm. Mitch Bradley, who was in charge of the operation, complied with Hegseth’s alleged order by ordering a second strike, according to the report.
Continue/Read Original Article Here: White House justification for 2nd strike on drug boat apparently at odds with Trump’s – ABC News
#ABC #ABCNews #AdmiralMitchBradley #DepartmentOfDefense #DrugBoat #Hegseth #Justification #PeteHegseth #SecondStrike #Trump #TrumpSJustification #Venezuela #WhiteHouse
@dustcircle
While there's almost zero doubt a small aluminum boat with two or four outboard motors is a "#DrugBoat", #MAGAts are unaware of a few key details:
1) #Venezuela is just over 1,300 miles from the Florida coast. These boats couldn't reach the U.S. if they grew wings.
2) Many of these drug runners ferry innocent civilian passengers to neighboring islands to use as human shields and make extra money.
3) Extra-judicial assassinations are a sure way to start an international incident.
Trump & Epstein: Biz partners.
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