Hegseth Struggles to Explain the “Imminent Threat” Posed by Iran

Defense Secretary Pete Hegeth went before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday to defend the mammoth $1.5 trillion budget request submitted by the Department of Defense. But under questioning from Representative Adam Smith of Washington, the Christian nationalist and noted drunkard struggled to provide basic information regarding the DOD’s main money pit: the ongoing Iran war.Hegseth began by saying the U.S. wants to get Iran “to the table” and get them to give up their nuclear capab...