Hegseth Argues for String Pentagon War Budget

As President Trump left for a high-stakes summit in Beijing, the U.S. was intensifying international pressure to open the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was defending a $29 billion budget before the Senate, arguing that it was responsible, given the historic nature of ending the 47-year-old Tehran regime. Democratic Senator Chris Coons charged that the U.S. was on the verge of a "strategic loss." One security expert noted that the U.S. military has stopped 62 vessels trying to circumvent the U.S. blockade and get Iranian oil to market, which primarily benefits Communist China. As he departed the White House, Trump remarked that he was focused on one thing: "We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon." #Trump #Iran #Israel #war #oil