Gillibrand confronts Hegseth over Iran war unpopularity
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Hegseth Can’t Defend Making It Easier For US To Kill Civilians
Whiskey Pete Hegseth looked a little less puffy-faced when he testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday than he had the day before, when he testified to the House Armed Services Committee. But that didn’t make his testimony any more sober or fitting for a Secretary of Defense. When it was Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s turn to question Hegseth, she asked about “the destruction of schools, hospitals, civilian places” in Iran. “Do yo…
'You're asking $200 billion more': Gillibrand GRILLS Hegseth over Iran war at fiery Senate hearing
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth why the U.S. continues to attack Iran when most Americans don’t support the war. “There's no evidence that we are safer because of this war. We did not have any evidence that Iran intended to imminently attack this country in any way, shape or form,” Gillibrand told Hegseth, who appeared with Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff before the Senate Armed Service…
'You don't care': Senator hits Hegseth with heated hearing questions on unpopular war
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday was confronted to his face with statistics on the unpopularity of the war in Iran during a budget hearing.Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat, took the opportunity to question Hegseth during a hearing that was marked by multiple outbursts.At one moment, ...
U.S. Senators questioned U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for the military offensive against Iran launched last February, as well as for the economic and political impact of the conflict. “This war costs a lot, so far $25 billion, a billion a day, and has effects on oil with the highest prices for fuel and gasoline,” Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said. @SenGillibrand: “I don’t know if you fully appreciate how much the American people …
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