{"id":301164,"date":"2025-12-03T03:04:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T03:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-much-did-hegseth-know-about-the-controversial-boat-strike\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T03:04:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T03:04:55","slug":"how-much-did-hegseth-know-about-the-controversial-boat-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-much-did-hegseth-know-about-the-controversial-boat-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"How much did Hegseth know about the controversial boat strike?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/-c4zkk8iLyM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How much did Hegseth know about the controversial boat strike?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-c4zkk8iLyM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>New scrutiny is emerging over how much Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth knew about a second strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean in September. While President Trump and the White House have largely confirmed the incident, they continue to distance Hegseth from the order for the controversial \u2018double-tap\u2019 attack. CNN\u2019s Natasha Bertrand reports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New scrutiny is emerging over how much Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth knew about a second strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean in September. While President Trump and the White House have largely confirmed the incident, they continue to distance Hegseth from the order for the controversial \u2018double-tap\u2019 attack. 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