Lawmakers question Hegseth as Trump rejects Iran’s Hormuz proposal
We watched earlier today as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was questioned about the Iran war before Congress. Secretary Hegseth spent much of the day testifying about the military’s budget request. This comes as the military reportedly wants to grow by at least 44,500 troops next year, according to Hegseth’s remarks and the budget documents. LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is speaking with national security analyst Hal Kempfer as Hegseth says, “this budget grows our force by almost 50,000.”
“I think something that obviously the media doesn’t want to cover and doesn’t want to talk about is the historic, record-breaking surge in recruiting in our ranks,” Hegseth said. “We’re meeting recruiting goals halfway through the year. Under Joe Biden, Americans didn’t want to join the military. We couldn’t get it. Now we have to turn people away and push them to the next fiscal year.” This also comes as President Donald Trump reportedly rejected Iran’s offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the United States ends its blockade.
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