New reporting shows Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may have violated U.S. and international law by ordering a follow-up attack on two survivors in the administration's controversial missile strikes on alleged drug smugglers.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly delivered an order in the first attack on a suspected drug boat that lawmakers have blasted as excessive and "blatantly illegal."President Donald Trump's Pentagon chief ordered a missile attack on the boat Sept.

Former military members referred to the secretary of defense as "a blowhard," "a complete jackass" and "a total blue falcon."

Kelly was one of several Democrats who released a video telling service members that they did not have to follow illegal orders.

The Defense secretary has carved out an unorthodox political niche that has helped insulate him from criticism inside the administration, at least for now.