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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Peters calls Hegseth a ‘failure’ at hearing
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July 21, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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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…