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Bill Keating: “A vessel was struck, disabled, and then struck again…”

Featuring: Bill Keating, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 9th Congressional District

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

Published | Video Starts at 00:08

We were given classified information on the second strike. I can't discuss it, but I must tell you, it's the most convoluted bullshit I ever heard in my life. A vessel was struck, disabled, and then struck again, killing all but two survivors that were left clinging to the wreckage. These attacks are about fentanyl trafficking. When we know fentanyl comes from China, India, through Mexico. This was to create leverage for regime change in Venezuela and. (00:08–00:15)

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Asserts that a vessel was attacked twice, resulting in the deaths of nearly all survivors.

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