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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he wasn’t watching when a top US admiral ordered a second strike on an alleged drug-running boat on Sept. 2. Hegseth says that commander made the right call.

“As you can imagine, at the Department of War, we got a lot of things to do, so I didn’t stick around for the hour and two hours, whatever, where all the sensitive site exploitation digitally occurs,” Hegseth said at the White House on Tuesday.

Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Joe speaks with:
Bloomberg US National Security Team Lead Nick Wadhams.
Former Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee Jane Harman.
Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis and Third Way Senior Fellow Caitlin Legacki.
Co-Host of Bloomberg Tech on Bloomberg TV Caroline Hyde.

Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: <a href="http://bit.ly/3vTiACF">http://bit.ly/3vTiACF</a>. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he wasn&rsquo;t watching when a top US admiral ordered a second strike on an alleged drug-running boat on Sept. 2. Hegseth says that commander made the right call. &ldquo;As you can imagine, at the Department of War, we got a lot of things to do, so I didn&rsquo;t stick around for the hour and two hours, whatever, where all the sensitive site exploitation digitally occurs,&rdquo; Hegseth said at the White House on Tuesday. Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Joe speaks with:
<ul>
<li>Bloomberg US National Security Team Lead Nick Wadhams.</li>
<li>Former Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee Jane Harman.</li>
<li>Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis and Third Way Senior Fellow Caitlin Legacki.</li>
<li>Co-Host of Bloomberg Tech on Bloomberg TV Caroline Hyde.</li>
</ul>

Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill. Watch us LIVE on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.

Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill. Watch us LIVE on YouTube: <a href="http://bit.ly/3vTiACF">http://bit.ly/3vTiACF</a>.

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Hegseth Rejects Boat Strike Claim

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