Summary
The Pentagon will not release a video showing a second strike on a drug boat in Venezuela on September 2. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed this and said the video would only be shown to certain government committees.
Key Facts
- The video in question shows a second strike on a boat off the coast of Venezuela.
- This event took place on September 2.
- Some Democrats and legal experts say the strike might violate international laws against targeting shipwrecked individuals.
- President Trump initially supported making the video public but later changed his mind.
- The video is considered "top-secret" by the Pentagon, according to Secretary Hegseth.
- The video will be shown to the House and Senate armed services committees.
- These discussions are a part of "long-standing" Pentagon policy, according to Hegseth.
- Lawmakers who have seen the video report that two survivors were trying to flip the overturned boat before the second strike.
