Republicans Blast Pentagon Over Excluding Democrats From Defense Budget Briefings
TL;DR
Republican senators accuse the Pentagon of excluding Democrats from closed, classified briefings on the defense budget, warning that Pete Hegseth’s approach could jeopardize passage of Trump’s $1.5 trillion military package as Democrats threaten to boycott funding bills; lawmakers from both parties urge bipartisan engagement.
- Hegseth criticized for locking Democrats out of closed-door defense budget talks The Guardian
- Republicans fear Hegseth’s Democrat brushoff could backfire Politico
- Pentagon Pete’s Partisan Antics Slammed By Senate Republican The Daily Beast
- WE DO BAD THINGS TO BAD PEOPLE. MilitaryNews.com
- Hegseth accused of freezing out Democrats on $1.5 trillion budget — by his own party NJ.com
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