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Tense Exchange: Hegseth Spars with Democrats in D.C. as Trump Considers Military Action Against Iran”…See More

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“Tense Exchange: Hegseth Spars with Democrats in D.C. as Trump Considers Military Action Against Iran”…See More

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified on Capitol Hill on Wednesday as President Donald Trump weighed joining Israel in strikes on Iran. Besides deflecting questions on Trump’s plans, Hegseth clashed with Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee over issues including renaming military bases and deploying troops to U.S. cities to tamp down protests. Trump later attended a swearing-in ceremony for Charles Kushner as ambassador to France. Kushner, whom Trump pardoned in 2020, is the father of Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Trump also made two appearances outside the White House on
President Donald Trump speaks as a flagpole is erected on the South Lawn of the White House on Wednesday. (Tom Brenner/For The Washington Post)
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President Donald Trump’s afternoon meeting in the Situation Room has ended, according to a White House official.

Trump said earlier Wednesday that he would be meeting in the war room about the Israel-Iran conflict.

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