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A senator called Pete Hegseth a ‘failure’ to his face—and sparks flew immediately

Jul 22, 2026Far Right

Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, sparked a heated exchange with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Tuesday. The lawmaker accused Hegseth…

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Democratic Sen. Gary Peters (Mich.) on Tuesday said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was a “failure” and lacked the leadership necessary to win the Iran war. “Secretary Haig said, despite your failure to win this war, you are back now before Congress asking for almost $70 billion in additional funding,” Peters said in an appropriations hearing…

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Hegseth offers Gary Peters ‘ticket out to CENTCOM’ after senator rips Iran war ‘failure’

War Secretary Pete Hegseth suggested Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) make a visit to U.S. Central Command to speak with troops after the outgoing senator called the Trump administration‘s war with Iran “an utter and complete failure.” The exchange unfolded during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in which Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of…

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