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A walk back from President Trump on that controversial boat strike video after saying last week he had no problem releasing the unedited footage
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Now he's flatly denying ever making that promise. Impressed by a reporter asking again if he'd released the full video, here's what Trump said
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Mr. President, you said you would have no problem with releasing the full video of that strike on September 2nd off the coast of Venezuela
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Secretary Hegstead now says... I didn't say that. You said that. I didn't say that
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This is ABC fake news. You said that you would have no problem releasing the full video
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Okay, well, Secretary Hegseth. Whatever Hegseth wants to do is okay with me
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He now says it's under review. Are you ordering the secretary to release that full video
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Whatever he decides is okay with me. That shift comes as pressure builds in Washington
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Lawmakers, Republicans and Democrats are now using the massive 3,086-page defense policy bill to force the Pentagon's hand
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About 800-plus pages in, they've tucked in a provision with real teeth
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A quarter of Pete Heggs' travel budget is frozen until Congress gets the unedited video of American strikes on suspected drug smuggling boats
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including the September 2nd operation that left two survivors dead in a follow-up attack
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Top Pentagon officials have already shown the footage to a small group of lawmakers behind closed doors, but they sharply disagree on what it shows
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Some Republicans say it vindicates the military. Democrats say it raises serious questions and want it released publicly
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That defense bill is expected to clear the House this week and move to the Senate without changes
