US lawmakers are questioning US Defense Secretary’s conduct in office | DW News

Democratic and some Republican lawmakers in the US are calling for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former TV-host — who now calls himself Secretary of War — to be fired after multiple scandals. The controversial official is under scrutiny after his latest orders to strike alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean which has been labeled as extrajudicial killings by some.

0:00 Pete Hegseth faces pressure
3:29 Mark Cancian, Retired Colonel and senior adviser with the Center for Strategic and International Studies

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Post from DW News on December 06, 2025

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