Hegseth Acts Like A Child In Front of Congress

About this episode

Sam Stein and Will Saletan discuss Pete Hegseth's contentious appearance before Congress regarding the war with Iran.

Sam Stein and Will Saletan give their takes on Pete Hegseth’s heated appearance on Capitol Hill, where questions about the $25 billion war with Iran quickly turned into personal attacks and repeated deflections. Hegseth spent much of his time avoiding accountability, focusing instead on blaming Democrats, raising questions about how he is approaching one of the most consequential national security roles in the world. For a limited time, listeners can get an exclusive $25 off AuraFrame's best-selling Carver Matframe at https://on.auraframes.com/BULWARKTAKES with code BULWARKTAKES. Tickets for our Bulwark Live shows in San Diego and Los Angeles in May: https://thebulwark.com/events

People in this episode

Host: Sam Stein

Guest: Will Saletan

Topics covered

• Congress
• national security
• political accountability
• Iran war
• personal attacks

Keywords

• Pete Hegseth
• Congress
• Iran
• national security
• politics
• accountability
• Democrats

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Organizations: Democrats

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