Tag: Dan Caine Joint Chiefs
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Hegseth Senate Hearing Fact-Check: Iran War, Recruiting & War Powers Claims
Six claims from the April 30 Senate hearing fact-checked against primary sources — Hegseth’s recruiting figures, the $25B Epic Fury cost, the officer firing pattern, Iran’s remaining military capability, and the War Powers 60-day clock.
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Hegseth Senate Hearing: FY2027 Defense Budget, Iran War & Officer Purge
Hegseth defended Trump’s $1.535T defense budget before the Senate Armed Services Committee while senators demanded answers on Epic Fury’s stalling Strait of Hormuz, the purge of senior officers, frozen Ukraine funding, and insider trading.