Pete Hegseth

About

Pete Hegseth is a former Fox News weekend host and Army National Guard veteran who serves as U.S. Secretary of Defense in the Trump administration. He is best known publicly for his Pentagon role during the 2025–2026 period of escalating U.S.–Iran tensions. On No Agenda, Hegseth surfaces mainly through his Pentagon press briefings and Senate hearings, where the hosts play clips of his statements on the Iran blockade, ceasefire, and the War Powers Act timeline. The hosts also note his rhetoric framing critics of the Israel lobby — such as Thomas Massie — as being "not with the team."

• "the blockade is the polite way things can go"
• "no no no. During the ceasefire, we stopped counting"
• "can you kind of clarify these reports of kamikaze dolphins that we've heard about"

• Iran blockade / war crimes framing
• War Powers Act timeline
• Pentagon briefing clips
• Thomas Massie / Israel lobby deflection

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