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CNN anchor Jake Tapper expressed astonishment after the White House confirmed details of a controversial “double-tap” boat strike that the Pentagon had denied just days earlier. Key Details of the Incident The Report: The controversy revolves around a September 2 strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean. A subsequent report, notably in The Washington Post, alleged that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a spoken order to “kill everybody” on board the vessel. The report stated t