Hegseth turns tables on Dems as sparks fly during hearing clash: 'I put this on you'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blasted Democratic senators at a hearing on Tuesday, clashing forcefully with accusations that the United States had demonstrated a failure of leadership in its war with Iran, among other areas.The confrontations show the difficulty Democrats have had in attacking Hegseth without also putting themselves seemingly at odds with the U.S. armed forces — while at the same time expressing reservations about the administration’s decisions.Sen.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blasted Democratic senators at a hearing on Tuesday, clashing forcefully with accusations that the United States had demonstrated a failure of leadership in its war with Iran, among other areas.The confrontations show the difficulty Democrats have had in attacking Hegseth without also putting themselves seemingly at odds with the U.S. armed forces — while at the same time expressing reservations about the administration’s decisions.Sen. Garry Peters, D-Mich., raised that skepticism with Hegseth, pressing him on whether the administration had a plan to bring the protracted war with Iran to a close.PETE HEGSETH HEADS TO CAPITOL HILL TO DEFEND TRUMP'S IRAN WAR AS 60-DAY CONGRESSIONAL DEADLINE LOOMSPeters accused Hegseth of leaving the country in a worse position than when the war began."You — you don’t have a strategy, you don’t have a long-term plan to actually win this war. The men and women are going to be able to do it, but they need leadership.
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- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blasted Democratic senators at a hearing on Tuesday, clashing forcefully with accusations that the United States had demonstrated a failure of leadership in its war with Iran, among other areas.The confrontations show the difficulty Democrats have had in attacking Hegseth without also putting themselves seemingly at odds with the U.S. armed forces — while at the same time expressing reservations about the administration’s decisions.Sen.
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Hegseth turns tables on Dems as sparks fly during hearing clash: 'I put this on you'
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