Pete Hegseth campaigns for vulnerable House Republican in Iowa
Hegseth praised Iowa National Guard families and urged voters to back Nunn and Hinson while promoting veterans groups and defense policy changes.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth campaigned for Republican Rep. Zach Nunn at the Iowa State Fair, highlighting Nunn's support for the military and alignment with Trump in a competitive midterm race rated a tossup.
- Iowa has become a key battleground with unexpectedly tight electoral contests in congressional and gubernatorial races, reflecting shifting political support.
- Hegseth criticized previous Democratic administrations and emphasized the importance of properly funding the military while avoiding past nation-building wars.
- Hegseth's political support for Nunn and other Republicans marks a departure from past Pentagon officials' neutrality during campaigns.
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NEW: “Pete Hegseth broke his own department’s rule to fundraise for Zach Nunn”
After facing serious blowback for advertising a campaign fundraiser with Pete Hegseth at the beginning of the Iran War, Zach Nunn and Pete Hegseth spent this week breaking DoD policy and partying at the Iowa State Fair instead of doing anything to end the war that killed Iowa service members and forced the average Iowa family to pay $500+ more for gas. New reporting highlights how Nunn and Hegseth’s campaign fundraising stop “flies in the face o…
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Pete Hegseth honors fallen Iowa soldiers, defends Iran conflict at Iowa State Fair
“There is a cost of doing very difficult things,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told an Iowa State Fair crowd as he honored Iowans killed overseas and defended the U.S.-Iran conflict.
Defense Secretary Hegseth Campaigns for Iowa Republican as Trump Officials Flood Unexpected Midterm Battleground
Hegseth used his appearance to emphasize Nunn's alignment with Trump while also defending the administration's military policies, including the Iran war
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