Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a Tuesday morning press conference deflected Vice President Vance’s earlier criticism that the Iran war led to stunning Republican losses in the midterm elections, telling reporters he respects Vance “greatly” but was “not going to exchange any finger-pointing.” “Thankfully, politics is not really my thing. I do the Department of…
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Hegseth on Vance’s criticism of the Iran war: ‘Politics is not really my thing’
The Hill
November 10, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a Tuesday morning press conference deflected Vice President Vance’s earlier criticism that the Iran war led to stunning Republican losses in the midterm elections, telling reporters he respects Vance “greatly” but was “not going to exchange any finger-pointing.” “Thankfully, politics is not really my thing. I do the Department of…