President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's initial comments about the military's first Caribbean boat strike have come under scrutiny.

Sen. Rand Paul blaster Secretary of War Pete Hegseth for his response to the controversy surrounding the Sept. 2 suspected cartel boat strike.

The former Army National Guard major and TV personality endeared himself to Trump by defending troops accused of war crimes.

The controversy has put America’s secretary of war, Pete Hegseth, under scrutiny once again and may yet change the conduct of the Trump administration’s norm-smashing anti-drug operation. Immediately at issue is what happened to 11 suspected drug traffickers killed during the campaign’s first attack on September 2nd.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces serious allegations. Sources suggest he ordered a strike that killed survivors of an earlier attack. This action could lead to war crime or murder investigations for Hegseth and the entire command chain.

The Big Weekend Show’ co-hosts discuss the scrutiny Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is facing after a Washington Post report claimed he ordered a second strike on a Venezuelan drug boat.

Even Republicans are calling for an investigation.

President Donald Trump called his Cabinet to meet Tuesday morning as the administration insists that it was lawful for the U.S. military to kill survivors of its air strike on an alleged drug boat in