Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) went on CNN and strongly suggested she had personally reviewed a classified video of the suspected narco-terrorist boat involved in the so-called “double-tap” strike. Actually, she didn’t just suggest it — she stated outright that she had watched the footage with her own eyes.
Duckworth described the video as “deeply disturbing” on State of the Union, accusing War Secretary Pete Hegseth of committing “essentially murder” and even implying a potential war crime had occurred.
Then came the moment of clarity: when host Dana Bash directly asked whether she had seen the video, Duckworth didn’t hedge or qualify — she flat-out said yes. “I have seen the video. And it is deeply disturbing,” Duckworth replied. She went on to describe Hegseth as “the least qualified secretary of defense in our nation’s history,” as if she is the sole arbiter of who is and is not qualified to hold a Cabinet post.
When Bash pressed her to clarify her claim about actually seeing the video, the whole façade crumbled. In under 60 seconds, Duckworth went from confidently asserting she had watched the classified footage… to backpedaling… to outright contradicting herself.
“I just want to make sure that I get this accurate,” Bash pressed. “You have seen the classified video of this particular strike, the first strike, and then the double tap, as it’s known.”
“No, I have just seen what’s been available in the media,” Duckworth responded. “I have read the full report, but I have not seen the actual video. I have requested to be able to see the actual video.”
So, she went from, ‘Oh yeah, I’ve seen the actual horrendous video,’ to, ‘Uh, no, wait…not the actual video,’ in less than a minute. That has to be some kind of congressional record for outing yourself as a lying you-know-what.
Democrat Tammy Duckworth is CALLED OUT by CNN for lying about the drug strikes:
CNN: "Have you seen the video?"
DUCKWORTH: "I have seen the video…"
CNN: "I just want to make sure…you have seen the classified video…"
DUCKWORTH: "No…I have not seen the actual video." pic.twitter.com/k5601lCDbP
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) December 7, 2025
Duckworth, herself a vet and wounded warrior who should remember that one of the Army’s values is “integrity,” was so determined to hammer home the Democrat talking point that Pete Hegseth is a “war criminal” who committed “murder” that she apparently forgot one tiny detail: she never actually watched the classified video she claimed to have seen.
In her rush to demand Hegseth’s resignation, she ended up exposing herself instead — tripping over an easily disprovable lie on national television. If anything, her embarrassing on-air stumble suggests she’s the one who might need to step back from her job, because insisting you’ve reviewed evidence you’ve never laid eyes on isn’t just dishonest… it’s disqualifying.
“It was essentially murder with that double-tap strike,” this genius said without evidence – because, you know, she hasn’t seen the actual video. “It is a war crime. It’s illegal. However you put it, it’s all illegal.”
Democrats have been hammering Hegseth with claims that he personally ordered a “double-tap” strike on a Venezuelan narco-terrorist boat — alleging that survivors were spotted and that Hegseth supposedly demanded a second strike to finish them off. The entire accusation rests on a Washington Post story so flawed that even The New York Times — not exactly a MAGA outlet — debunked it, noting the timeline in the Post’s reporting simply didn’t add up.
And the people actually in charge of the operation aren’t backing the Democrat storyline either.
Admiral Frank “Mitch” Bradley, who was the commanding officer of Joint Special Operations Command during the mission, directly denied the allegation. Bradley made clear that he ordered the second strike — not Hegseth — after determining the vessel hadn’t been fully immobilized and still posed a threat.
Hegseth didn't order the second strike.
If the Democrats wanna go on a political witchhunt after military heroes like Admiral Bradley and everyone else down the chain because they killed terrorists, then go ahead and let's see how that works out for you.
— Pro America Politics (@Pro__Trading) December 1, 2025
If left-wing Democrats who have sold their souls to a cult party – including military vets like Duckworth – want to spend the next three years going after American heroes hunting down and killing narco-terrorists while Trump stays the course and continues to hammer away at affordability and mass deportations, they should go for it. Nothing will keep them in the minority more than that strategy.
