Hegseth heckled by protesters during Iran war funding hearing
- 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.
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- 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