'Most convoluted bulls**t I have ever heard': Keating rips Hegseth on ‘drug boat’ strike rationale

A fiery U.S. House hearing erupts as Rep. Bill Keating blasts Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over controversial “drug boat” strikes, calling the justification “the most convoluted bullshit.” The Pentagon’s campaign—linked to hundreds of deaths in Latin American waters—faces intense scrutiny over legality, lack of evidence, and human rights concerns. As Donald Trump defends the strikes as part of an “armed conflict” with cartels, critics warn of extrajudicial killings and global backlash.