Hegseth Lashes Out at Critics Calling for His Firing
The Times reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, facing calls from G.O.P. lawmakers to fire him over the Iran war and his purge of top generals, released a video outside the Pentagon vowing to fight for his job, while President Trump backed him and defended the seven-month Iran war. The strikes on Caribbean and Pacific boats the administration calls drug-running have killed scores, which experts call illegal extrajudicial killings, and the Times expects an impeachment effort as Representative Jason Crow tells Hegseth to start packing.
