A Navy admiral has told lawmakers that there was no “kill them all” order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as Congress scrutinizes an attack that killed two survivors of an initial strike on an alleged drug boat in international waters near Venezuela. Sen. Tom Cotton, who heads the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley “was very clear that he was given no such order, to give no quarter or to kill them all.” But Democrats who were also briefed and saw video of the survivors being killed questioned the Trump administration’s rationale and said the boat strike was deeply concerning.
