Pete Hegseth faces questions over $87.6bn additional funding for Pentagon
Pete Hegseth speaks during a briefing amid the US-Israeli war on Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington DC. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/ReutersView image in fullscreenPete Hegseth speaks during a briefing amid the US-Israeli war on Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington DC. Of the total request, $67.1bn of the request is earmarked specifically to keep the war effort funded.It was the pair’s first sustained public questioning since a brief ceasefire collapsed and the war roared back to life.
- ▪Pete Hegseth speaks during a briefing amid the US-Israeli war on Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington DC.
- ▪Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/ReutersView image in fullscreenPete Hegseth speaks during a briefing amid the US-Israeli war on Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington DC.
- ▪Of the total request, $67.1bn of the request is earmarked specifically to keep the war effort funded.It was the pair’s first sustained public questioning since a brief ceasefire collapsed and the war roared back to life.
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Pete Hegseth speaks during a briefing amid the US-Israeli war on Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington DC. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/ReutersView image in fullscreenPete Hegseth speaks during a briefing amid the US-Israeli war on Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington DC. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/ReutersPete HegsethPete Hegseth faces questions over $87.6bn additional funding for PentagonDefense secretary and chair of the joint chiefs face Senate appropriations committee to continue Iran war effortJoseph Gedeon in WashingtonTue 21 Jul 2026 15.23 EDTLast modified on Tue 21 Jul 2026 15.30 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, walked into the Senate on Tuesday to defend the Trump administration’s $87.6bn supplemental funding request, facing lawmakers…
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