Hegseth & Caine Testify for $1.5 TRILLION for More Forever War. Kash/Crash Patel Testifies Too.
Hegseth and Chairman Caine just walked into Congress and asked for $1.5 trillion more for the Pentagon — a blank check for forever war, with no authorization, no oversight, and no plan. Meanwhile the Iran tab quietly jumped from $25 billion to $29 billion, Crash Patel spent his testimony explaining how drunk he wasn't, and Mitch McConnell glitched out mid-hearing. If you're not angry yet, you're not paying attention.
It's Testimony Tuesday and the corruption is on full display. Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine are on the Hill asking…
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