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Hegseth Crashes Out at Hearing, Blames Democrats for $25 Billion War With Iran

2026-04-29 News & Politics
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Sam Stein and Will Saletan give their takes on Pete Hegseth’s heated appearance on Capitol Hill, where questions about the $25 billion war with Iran quickly turned into personal attacks and repeated deflections. Hegseth spent much of his time avoiding accountability, focusing instead on blaming Democrats, raising questions about how he is approaching one of the most consequential national security roles in the world. For a limited time, listeners can get an exclusive $25 off AuraFrame's best-selling Carver Matframe at https://on.auraframes.com/BULWARKTAKES with code BULWARKTAKES. Tickets for our Bulwark Live shows in San Diego and Los Angeles in May: https://thebulwark.com/events Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join

Top Comments (10)

@llkellenba 2026-04-29

Pocketing our money and killing people that’s this administration’s skill set.

408 6 replies
@dianethulin1700 2026-04-29

If Pete cares so much about the troops he should feed them

330 12 replies
@Jesusismyguide1 2026-04-29

Bringing up Biden after Trump has been in office for over a year!

265 13 replies
@existentialismtyrant666 2026-04-29

He was just throwing a temper tantrum because happy hour was still 7 hours away

256 8 replies
@2000Skyl 2026-04-29

“When a man blames other people then he has a long journey to cover, when a man blames himself he is halfway there..." — Raj Shamani

237 2 replies
@MybestLucky 2026-04-29

Yes but a flaming alcoholic acts like a child.

228 4 replies
@thadzbrzeznj704 2026-04-29

What else do you expect from a ZERO STAR GENERAL? A total Jagoff!!!

199 5 replies
@MattyV001 2026-04-29

So Iran is both an imminent nuclear threat that requires ongoing bombing to stop… and also not the biggest threat in this war. Got it.

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@greenpugcactus3143 2026-04-29

Hegseth is a very immature 13 year old that’s never been held responsible. He also has an alcoholic personality deficit.

130 5 replies
@HeatherAnderson-wi3kw 2026-04-29

He’s a FREAKIN WAR CRIMINAL!!! 🙄😣😖😡🤬

124 2 replies

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