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Pete Hegseth under fire as Republicans trade blame for midterm debacle

DW5 November 2026, 19:08 UTCIran

Iran war hawk Pete Hegseth is facing the fallout from Republicans' midterms losses as high energy prices turned voters toward Democrats. US President Trump continues to support his embattled defense chief — for now.

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