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Markwayne Mullin defends Hegseth: "If there was a second strike, it wouldn't be to just simply take out the survivors. It's because there was still a threat or opportunity for them to run."

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🚨OH GIVE ME A BREAK: Pete Hegseth says he watched the first strike on the boat LIVE and conveniently left for a meeting during the second strike. So we’re supposed to believe he was glued to the screen for the initial bombing, but the moment survivors were clinging to debris - the moment the decision to strike again was made - he just wandered off to a meeting? So then which is it? Does Hegseth need to be tried for War Crimes or just FIRED for dereliction of duty?

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Peak Markwayne Mullin: “War is ugly. It smells bad. If anybody has ever been there and been able to smell the war and taste it and fill it in your nostrils and hear it, it's something that you'll never forget. Fortunately, we have President Hegseth. President Hegseth has been there.”

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