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Hegseth said on X a couple of months after September 2025 that "These highly effective strikes are specifically intended to be 'lethal, kinetic strikes'" and that "The declared intent is to stop lethal drugs, destroy narco-boats and kill the narco-terrorists who are poisoning the American people."
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Hegseth stated on X in late 2025 that the highly effective strikes are intended to be 'lethal, kinetic strikes' with the declared intent to stop lethal drugs, destroy narco-boats, and kill narco-terrorists poisoning Americans.
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0.950
Claim Maker
Hegseth
Context Type
News Article
Context Details
{
    "date": "2025-11-01",
    "person": "Hegseth",
    "platform": "X"
}
Subject Tags
Military Operations US Policy Drug Trafficking
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962ceff1-1994-4175-a0f4-4c728e00e9f3
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Created
September 30, 2026 at 4:03 AM (2 weeks ago)
Last Updated
September 30, 2026 at 4:03 AM (2 weeks ago)

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