Hegseth defends second Caribbean strike, blasts media for 'fake' reporting Secretary of War Pete Hegseth defended the Trump administration's decision to conduct a second strike against an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. military commander involved in a deadly Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean is expected to tell lawmakers Thursday that a follow-up attack was ordered against two survivors because he believed they