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Karoline Leavitt: “The strike conducted on September 2nd was conducted in…”

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Dec. 1, 2025

Published December 1, 2025 | Video Starts at 14:32

Jackie thank you, Caroline. Following up on Gabe's question, you said that the follow up strike was lawful. What law is it that allows no survivors? The strike conducted on September 2nd was conducted in self-defense to protect Americans in vital United States interests. The strike was conducted in international waters and in accordance with the law of armed conflict. And then on this pardon for the Honduran president, does it at all undercut the administration's messaging? (14:32–14:39)

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Asserts that the September 2nd strike was in self-defense to protect U.S. interests.

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