Retired Army Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer told Newsmax on Thursday that Democrats are siding with drug cartels by criticizing a recent Navy strike on drug boats in the Caribbean, saying their reaction shows misplaced priorities.
Shaffer, who leads Project Sentinel, joined “The Chris Salcedo Show” as lawmakers examined a disputed Navy operation near Venezuela. The incident involved an initial strike on an alleged drug boat followed by a second strike that killed two survivors.
Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley testified Thursday on Capitol Hill, saying that there was no directive to execute survivors, countering a narrative suggesting a sweeping lethal order from War Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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