Trump again hurls Pete Hegseth under the bus over Iran war

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Hegseth may not be long for his role as Department of Defense/war

Trump again hurls Pete Hegseth under the bus over Iran war www.rawstory.com/trump-hegset...

— (@bobshaw-28.bsky.social) 2026-03-24T20:57:54.628Z

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-hegseth-iran/?utm_source=front-sidebar-watch

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was angry about settling the Iran war.

Trump was taking press questions after swearing in new Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office when he gave a frank response about the status of the ongoing military conflict in the Middle East, which has now reached its fourth week and left 13 troops dead and 232 service members wounded.

This was the second time in two days that Trump had punted the blame to Hegseth over the war. On Monday, during a visit to Tennessee, Trump claimed that Hegseth urged him to pursue joint military strikes with Israel on Iran.

"I don’t want to say this, but I have to. I said to Pete and General Caine, I think this thing [the war] is going to be settled very soon. They said, 'Oh, that’s too bad.' Pete didn’t want it to be settled," Trump said.

Political commentator Brian Krassenstein shared the video on X, saying, "In other words our Sec. of War doesn't want peace, he wants war."

[johnnyfins]

1. Little donny fuckface is looking for a way out.

Whadyasay donnie? Time to move in?

Is liddle diaper king bored? Aw!!!!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

2. Trump throws Hegseth under the bus as war tanks stock market: 'You said let's do it'

trump is losing patience with Hegseth

President Donald Trump blamed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for pushing him into the war in Iran.

— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-03-23T17:55:45Z

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-hegseth-iran-war

President Donald Trump blamed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for pushing him into the war in Iran.

During an event in Memphis, Tennessee, on Monday, Trump bragged about past gains in the stock market, which have recently taken a hit because of Operation Epic Fury.

"You know, our economy was fantastic. We had a Dow at 50,000," the president explained. "And then, unfortunately, I came -- I called Pete, I called General [Dan] Caine, I called a lot of our great people. We have great people. And I said, 'Let's talk. We got a problem in the Middle East. We have a country known as Iran, that for 47 years has been just a purveyor of terror, and they're very close to having a nuclear weapon."...

"And, Pete, I think you were the first one to speak up. And you said, 'Let's do it,'' because you can't let them have a nuclear weapon," Trump added.

The president went on to predict that the war could be over soon because of "very good discussions" with Iran.

For their part, Iranian officials have denied having discussions with the Trump administration.

[Deuxcents]

3. He called a lot of his great people because the Market was tanking . He'll let Pete invade Cuba instead

[mwmisses4289]

4. Reality is yet again trashing his fantasy of being the war hero president,

she's making major inroads into his pea brain letting him know the war is not meshing with his fantasy of it. Since it's not going well, obviously it is someone else's fault .

[StoolPigeon]

5. Sorry, Petey

It's to sharpen your sword and start drinking again.