Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the Iran war and his job performance while lavishing praise on President Trump in a new video, as critics continued to petition for his removal after Republicans’ trouncing in the midterm elections.

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