Trump’s ‘incompetent’ team exposed | Scott Lucas analyses Pete Hegseth’s brutal hearing

About this episode

Professor Scott Lucas joins Maddie Hale to discuss the House Armed Services hearing where Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions regarding the Iran war.

Professor Scott Lucas joins Maddie Hale to analyse the fiery House Armed Services hearing where Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth was grilled over the cost, strategy and chaos of the Iran war.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Maddie Hale

Guest: Scott Lucas

Topics covered

• politics
• Iran war
• House Armed Services hearing
• defense strategy
• government accountability

Keywords

• Scott Lucas
• Maddie Hale
• Pete Hegseth
• Iran war
• House Armed Services
• defense strategy
• politics
• government accountability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: House Armed Services

Places: Iran

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