Mark Kelly says reported second strike on suspected drug boat survivors ‘clearly not lawful’

Published November 30, 2025 12:31pm ET



Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) sharply criticized War Secretary Pete Hegseth following reports of an alleged verbal follow-up strike order he gave in September to “kill everybody” after the first strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat left survivors in the water.

Kelly, a Navy veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, appeared on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday morning after the committee announced a “vigorous oversight” investigation into the reported order from Hegseth.

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