Hegseth in the Hot Seat
5/1/202628 min
Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, went before Congress to answer for a war in Iran that has reached a stalemate and a management style that has caused controversy at the Pentagon.
Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent, takes us inside Mr. Hegseth’s testimony.
Guest: Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times in Washington.
Background reading:
- Read takeaways from Mr. Hegseth’s second day of testimony on the Iran war.
Photo: Anna Rose Layden for The New York Times
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Michael Barbaro· Host0:28
From The New York Times, I'm Michael Barbaro. This is The Daily. [upbeat music] In back-to-back hearings that ended on Thursday, Pete Hegseth went before Congress for the first time in a year to answer for a war in Iran that's reached a stalemate, and a management style that has caused controversy after controversy at the Pentagon. Today, my colleague, Eric Schmitt, takes us inside his testimony. [upbeat music] It's Friday, May 1st. Eric, always a pleasure. Thank you for joining us.
Eric Schmitt· Guest1:25
Thank you, Michael.
Michael Barbaro· Host1:27
Let me start by asking, as a reporter