Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said his department was immediately moving forward with President Donald Trump's plan for Guantanamo Bay to hold 30,000 migrants hours after a tragic midair collision that left over 60 dead in Washington, D.C.
Hegseth posted an ill-timed update on the Guantanamo camps as recovery efforts were still underway just miles from the Pentagon.
"All right, update this morning, I just got off the phone with the South Com Commander and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs talking about our efforts at Guantanamo Bay," the defense secretary explained. "That is ongoing.
"We're leaning forward on supporting the President's directive to make sure that we have a location for violent criminal illegals as they are deported out of the country," he continued. "No one's gonna wait on the Defense Department, and we're working that in real-time."
Hegseth also gave an update on the crash, which included a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger jet.
"We do know on our side who was involved," he noted. "It was a fairly experienced crew, and it was doing a required annual night evaluation. They did have night vision goggles."
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"We anticipate that the investigation will quickly be able to determine whether the aircraft was in the corridor and at the right altitude at the time of the incident," he added. "Next-of-kin notifications are ongoing."
"They're in our prayers, their families, and their communities as people are notified. I can't imagine."
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