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WATCH: Hegseth makes opening statement in his 1st hearing since Iran war's start
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9:01Now PlayingDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth made an opening statement Wednesday in a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee.
Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were invited to testify on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request to increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion – the largest proposed amount in decades.
The House hearing gave lawmakers a chance to question the defense leaders for the first time since the start of the war on Iran, which the U.S. and Israel launched at the end of February. While Hegseth has touted the Iran war as “a gift to the world,” polls have found that a majority of Americans disapprove of the conflict and the Trump administration’s handling of it.
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