Hegseth presses Democrats on Iran war leadership at Capitol hearing
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At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Fox News’ Pete Hegseth lambasted Democrats for lacking a long-term strategy to win the Iran war and demanded leadership as Congress weighs a record $1.5 trillion defense budget for 2027; Sen. Gary Peters pushed back on a path to end the conflict, while Hegseth assailed funding hesitations and partisan politics, even accusing opponents of Trump derangement syndrome and faulting Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
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- WATCH: 'You, sir, are the failure,' Sen. Peters tells Hegseth over lack of U.S. strategy in Iran war PBS
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