Hegseth heckled by protesters during Iran war funding hearing

North America Politics Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:43:28 GMT Moderate confidence — 73/100

01:45Pete Hegseth was heckled by protesters as he was questioned on the growing costs of the Trump administration’s war in Iran.
In his first testimony on the conflict in more than two months, the defense secretary urged senators to approve what he is calling “an urgent, necessary injection” of $67bn into the US military.
During his opening remarks in Washington DC, on Tuesday (21 July), Mr Hegseth was accused of having “blood on his hands” by a protester outside the room.

01:45Pete Hegseth was heckled by protesters as he was questioned on the growing costs of the Trump administration’s war in Iran.
In his first testimony on the conflict in more than two months, the defense secretary urged senators to approve what he is calling “an urgent, necessary injection” of $67bn into the US military.
During his opening remarks in Washington DC, on Tuesday (21 July), Mr Hegseth was accused of having “blood on his hands” by a protester outside the room.

Sources: The Independent