Pete Hegseth : ce qu'il faut savoir

Pete Hegseth en France fait l'actualité ce jeudi. Selon ABC News, Hegseth says biggest 'adversary' in Iran war is "defeatist words of Democrats and some Republicans” as Pentagon comptroller says the campaign has so far cost $25 billion.

Les faits

• Hegseth says biggest 'adversary' in Iran war is "defeatist words of Democrats and some Republicans” as Pentagon comptroller says the campaign has so far cost $25 billion.
• Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth berated his Democratic questioners and previous administrations in a contentious hearing before the House Armed Services Committee that was scheduled to discuss the Pentagon's 2027 budget but was more a debate on the war with Iran.
• Pete Hegseth is struggling: that much has been clear for a while.
• The Pentagon's comptroller said the war has cost $25 billion so far.
• Hegseth said that despite "obliterated" nuclear capabilities that the US is surveilling 24/7, Iran maintained an "ambition" and "conventional shield" that posed a threat.

L'essentiel

ABC News indique que Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth berated his Democratic questioners and previous administrations in a contentious hearing before the House Armed Services Committee that was scheduled to discuss the Pentagon's 2027 budget but was more a debate on the war with Iran. D'après The Independent, Pete Hegseth is struggling: that much has been clear for a while. Comme le souligne ABC News, the Pentagon's comptroller said the war has cost $25 billion so far. Selon ABC News, Hegseth said that despite "obliterated" nuclear capabilities that the US is surveilling 24/7, Iran maintained an "ambition" and "conventional shield" that posed a threat.

Les chiffres

“Cost of living, gas prices are up 40% and inflation is soaring,” Garamendi said. “So much for lowering the cost of living. (ABC News) D'après ABC News, He'll testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday about the Pentagon's request for a $1.5 trillion budget for 2027, the most the Pentagon has ever requested. Comme le souligne ABC News, Jules Hurst III, the Pentagon comptroller, testified the war has so far cost $25 billion. Selon ABC News, the Pentagon has said it will ask for $200 billion in supplemental funding for the campaign.

Ce qu'ils disent

“As you're evaluating whether they're running with the mission they've been given, you got to make a change,” Hegseth said about Phelan’s firing. (ABC News) “I anticipate other officers will be removed also,” Hegseth said without offering a rationale. (ABC News) “You stain the troops when you call this a quagmire two months in, handing propaganda to our enemies,” Hegseth responded. (ABC News)

Le contexte

Selon The Independent, Hegseth has his favorite soundbites — but none of them landed here, where he sounded increasingly deluded and desperate, writes Holly Baxter. The Independent indique que because follow-up questions really are Pete Hegseth’s kryptonite. D'après The Independent, this is Pete Hegseth in his true form: slippery, defensive, wound-up. “You have to stare down this kind of enemy who's hellbent on getting a nuclear weapon and get them to a point where they're at the table giving it up, in a way that ensures they will never have it,” Hegseth said. (ABC News)

Recherches associées

Les recherches associées qui dominent la conversation : Devant le Congrès, le ministre de la Guerre américain s’embourbe dans une défense brouillonne sur l’Iran • La femme de Pete Hegseth a porté une robe Temu au dîner des correspondants de la Maison Blanche • "C'est de l'incompétence": échange tendu entre un élu démocrate et Pete Hegseth, à propos de la guerre menée contre l'Iran • Guerre contre l'Iran : le ministre américain de la Défense Pete Hegseth sous le feu des critiques au Congrès • VÉRIF' - Pete Hegseth a-t-il lu un faux verset biblique issu du film "Pulp Fiction" lors d'un sermon au Pentagone • L’Evangile selon Pete Hegseth, le « ministre de la guerre » américain.

À retenir

• The Pentagon's comptroller said the war has cost $25 billion so far.
• Because follow-up questions really are Pete Hegseth’s kryptonite.
• This is Pete Hegseth in his true form: slippery, defensive, wound-up.
• Recherches qui explosent : Devant le Congrès, le ministre de la Guerre américain s’embourbe dans une défense brouillonne sur l’Iran, La femme de Pete Hegseth a porté une robe Temu au dîner des correspondants de la Maison Blanche, "C'est de l'incompétence": échange tendu entre un élu démocrate et Pete Hegseth, à propos de la guerre menée contre l'Iran, Guerre contre l'Iran : le ministre américain de la Défense Pete Hegseth sous le feu des critiques au Congrès.