Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin resorts to his default position any time he cannot defend the indefensible. Cry fake news and deny reality instead. Never mind that Hegseth hasn’t denied any of the reporting on the boat strikes in the Caribbean that, as we’ve discussed here, are likely war crimes.
During an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union this Sunday, host Dana Bash asked Mullin about recent reporting from their network on the strikes, and the barely literate Mullin twisted himself in knots trying to deny any of the incidents actually happened before begrudgingly agreeing that yes, there should be some actual oversight from the committees in Congress over whether the strikes were legal.
BASH: I want to get your response to new details we’re learning about the U.S. on a suspected drug boat which have killed dozens of people. Now sources tell CNN that in the first strike in September, one missile disabled the ship and killed many of the crew members, but when some survived that first strike, the military launched a second strike to kill anyone who was left. And these individuals were apparently unarmed, already injured from the original attack. Are you comfortable with that?
