The New York Times Just Blew WaPo’s Hegseth War Crimes Story Out of the Water

[Earl]

The New York Times Just Blew WaPo's Hegseth War Crimes Story Out of the Water​

Amy Curtis | December 02, 2025 10:00 AM

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For the past several days, the Democratic Party, with an assist from The Washington Post, has been smearing Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and the Trump administration's attacks on narco-terrorists in the Caribbean. This is part of the Democrats' larger narrative that President Trump is issuing "illegal orders" that our military shouldn't follow.

We'll start with The Washington Post article and its baseless claims. On November 28, WaPo reported that Hegseth ordered the military to "kill them all" after two drug runners survived the initial strike of their vessel.


Here's some of what WaPo alleged:

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a spoken directive, according to two people with direct knowledge of the operation. “The order was to kill everybody,” one of them said.
A missile screamed off the Trinidad coast, striking the vessel and igniting a blaze from bow to stern. For minutes, commanders watched the boat burning on a live drone feed. As the smoke cleared, they got a jolt: Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck.

The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack — the opening salvo in the Trump administration’s war on suspected drug traffickers in the Western Hemisphere — ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, two people familiar with the matter said. The two men were blown apart in the water.

The Trump administration and Secretary Hegseth immediately denied this report. In a lengthy post on X, Secretary Hegseth blasted the "fake news" and their "fabricated, inflammatory, and derogatory reporting.

The New York Times Just Blew WaPo's Hegseth War Crimes Story Out of the Water

The New York Times rebuts WaPo's claims about Hegseth's orders in drug war operations.

townhall.com

 

[AProudLefty]

Lol at smearing. I guess every report done on every President and their Administrations is smearing. Too funny.

Had it been someone in Biden Administration, you'd fall over each other.

 

[Earl]

The WaPo Hegseth fake news has been exposed…as fake.

 

[Earl]

Now, the far left loons can move on to the next “got you.”

When are these far left loons going to do something to help hard working Americans?

 

[archives]

The New York Times Just Blew WaPo's Hegseth War Crimes Story Out of the Water​

Amy Curtis | December 02, 2025 10:00 AM

Advertisement

AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein
For the past several days, the Democratic Party, with an assist from The Washington Post, has been smearing Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and the Trump administration's attacks on narco-terrorists in the Caribbean. This is part of the Democrats' larger narrative that President Trump is issuing "illegal orders" that our military shouldn't follow.

We'll start with The Washington Post article and its baseless claims. On November 28, WaPo reported that Hegseth ordered the military to "kill them all" after two drug runners survived the initial strike of their vessel.


Here's some of what WaPo alleged:


The Trump administration and Secretary Hegseth immediately denied this report. In a lengthy post on X, Secretary Hegseth blasted the "fake news" and their "fabricated, inflammatory, and derogatory reporting.

The New York Times Just Blew WaPo's Hegseth War Crimes Story Out of the Water

The New York Times rebuts WaPo's claims about Hegseth's orders in drug war operations.

townhall.com

So show us the NYT piece that the TownHall claims discredits the WP article

 

[Earl]

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Ryan Saavedra

@RyanSaavedra

BREAKING: The New York Times reports that the story from The Washington Post that alleged that
@PeteHegseth
ordered narcoterrorists who survived an attack to be killed is *false*From the article: "The Post article did not provide context on when Mr. Hegseth gave what its sources described as a spoken order to kill everyone."

 

[Earl]

BREAKING: The New York Times reports that the story from The Washington Post that alleged that @PeteHegseth ordered narcoterrorists who survived an attack to be killed is *false*From the article: "The Post article did not provide context on when Mr. Hegseth gave what its Show more

 

[AProudLefty]

So we are to believe the anonymous sources now?

 

[Earl]

Even the NYT’s says that the Hegseth story is “false.”

A second strike was required to sink the Narco-boat.

 

[AProudLefty]

Even the NYT’s says that the Hegseth story is “false.”

Leavett confirmed there was a second strike.

 

[Earl]

The next fake news story will be coming soon.

Stay tuned.

 

[serendipity]

Leavett confirmed there was a second strike.

Why are you bothered has your Fentanyl consignment not arrived?

Both Obama and O'Biden used drones in Pakistan and Waziristan ffs.

 

[Guno צְבִי]

Why are you bothered has your Fentanyl consignment not arrived?

Both Obama and O'Biden used drones in Pakistan and Waziristan ffs.

 

[FastLane]

Now, the far left loons can move on to the next “got you.”

When are these far left loons going to do something to help hard working Americans?

Remember Epstein? What happen to that?

 

[Hawkeye10]

As the Generals get blamed for American policy are they finally going to figure that that they should refuse illegal orders?

Will they grow some balls?

I doubt it.

 

[Stone]

Dumb Democrats,....they will believe about ANYTHING if it re enforces their hatred of all things Trump. This story was a real doozy from the beginning. I mean,...C'Mon man .....

 

[FastLane]

Leavett confirmed there was a second strike.

THE NYT has multiple NAMED sources that say the WaPo's story is bunk. The WaPo story was based on two ANONYMOUS sources. You should watch this video to see the situation discussed by a guy that teaches and practiced military law.

 

[Earl]

So show us the NYT piece that the TownHall claims discredits the WP article

It was in the link, Anchovies.

Do better.

 

[martin]

Trumpers applauding The New York Times.

 

[Earl]

Trumpers applauding The New York Times.

No, Marty, just educating you as to the truth.

It was a fake WaPo story that you bought, hook, line, and sinker.

Do better, Marty.

Your cavalier attitude toward these Narco-terrorists who are killing our citizens…our children is duly noted, Marty