- Pete Hegseth invokes ‘fog of war’ as backlash grows over strikes on boats Financial Times
- Trump and Hegseth insist they didn’t know of follow-up strike that killed survivors on suspected drug boat CNN
- White House justifies strikes on boat survivors, but it’s unclear where buck stops NPR
- Opinion | Trump, Hegseth and a sickening moral slum of an administration The Washington Post
- Trump and Hegseth Comments on Boat Strike Leave Adm. Bradley Exposed The New York Times