Hegseth Drops EMBARRASSING Video Over Colossal Military Budget Vote
May 15, 2026
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as posted by the channelPete Hegseth releases embarrassing video trying to gain support for a colossal pentagon budget vote in Congress, with experts and military officials already claiming it to be totally unnecessary and wasteful. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report. Leave a comment with your thoughts below!
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Pete Hegseth Just Starred In An AI Video To Ask For $1.5 Trillion. Yes, Really.
"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took to social media on Thursday to make the case for making what he called ― in all caps, no less ― “a GENERATIONAL DOWN PAYMENT on America’s national defense.”
The White House is calling for a whopping $1.5 trillion in its 2027 military budget proposal, and the head of the Department of Defense, er, War defended the massive increase to Congress earlier this week.
Many lawmakers, including some Republicans, are concerned about the possible length of the Iran war and the lack of congressional approval."
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