US Edition’60 Minutes’: Pete Hegseth’s Explosive Interview With Major Garrett Sparks Backlash
In a March 8 interview, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended U.S. actions as controlled and necessary to counter Iran's nuclear ambitions and long-standing threats.
- During the July 6 60 Minutes broadcast, Pete Hegseth, a commentator on 60 Minutes, said 'we were always controlling the throttle about whether or not to go or not go, and ultimately, to advance American interests and protect American lives.'
- The vetted intelligence from Israel helped create a window of opportunity that preceded Operation Epic Fury about nine to ten days earlier, according to reports.
- Online commentators and former service members called Hegseth's remarks 'grotesque' and 'psychotic', after he declared 'No one's putting us in danger' and said 'The only ones that need to be worried right now are Iranians that think they're going to live'.
- The New York Times reported U.S. intelligence estimates Iran still holds more than 970 pounds of nearly bomb-grade uranium, citing concerns about retrievable stockpiles at Iran's Isfahan facility.
- Concerns about Russian involvement and risk to U.S. personnel were dismissed by Hegseth, who called the framing 'silly and academic' and said 'U.S. forces are not the ones in danger'.
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MAGA influencer Steve Bannon lashed out at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after he scoffed at a question from 60 Minutes about whether Iran was an imminent threat to the United States."I think much of that discussion is silly and academic," Hegseth told CBS reporter Major Garrett during the Sunday i...
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’60 Minutes’: Pete Hegseth’s Explosive Interview With Major Garrett Sparks Backlash
See how CBS viewers reacted after the pair discussed Iran conflict.
Hegseth Scoffs at 60 Minutes Questioning If Iran Was an Imminent Threat: ‘Silly and Academic’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth scoffed at CBS News’s Major Garrett when he asked whether Iran was an imminent threat to the U.S. when Operation Epic Fury launched nine days ago. Garrett interviewed Hegseth for a war update on Sunday’s 60 Minutes. “It has been said that the Israelis through Benjamin Netanyahu provided on February 23rd key information about intelligence they had developed about the likely whereabouts of Ali Khamenei and many in hi…
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