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Pete Hegseth — Podcast Appearances & AI Summaries
Pete Hegseth has appeared on 33 podcast episodes in our AI-summarized catalog, including The MeidasTouch Podcast, Up First from NPR, NPR News Now. Every appearance below has a free 5-minute AI summary.
What Pete said
“If there's a lack of a winning strategy, they're in harm's way, their leaders have failed them... You don't have a strategy. You don't have a long term plan to actually win this war.”
— Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), confronting Defense Secretary Hegseth.
“When I said reckless, feckless, and defeatist of congressional Democrats at the beginning, that came after watching you say the same thing on CNN this morning. A quagmire. Don't say I support the troops on one hand and then a two month mission is a quagmire.”
— Pete Hegseth (15:35)
“Do you believe that the president is mentally stable enough to be the commander in chief? ... Mr. Secretary, Joe Biden is not the president. Mr. Trump has been president for a year and a half...”
— Rep. Sarah Jacobs and Pete Hegseth, during the congressional hearing.
“...no economic cost compares to the threat of a nuclear Iran.”
— Pete Hegseth, defending the Iran operation.
“I sat there in church and I thought, our press are just like these Pharisees. Not all of you. Not all of you, but the legacy Trump hating press.”
— Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
“Do not attempt to breach the blockade. Vessels will be boarded for interdiction and seizure... Turn around and prepare to be boarded. If you do not comply with this blockade, we will use the remote.”
— Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
“On day 10 of Operation Epic Fury, we are winning. With an overwhelming and unrelenting focus on our objectives. No hesitation, no half measures. We will not relent until the enemy is totally and decisively defeated.”
— Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
Episode appearances
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President Trump traveled to Dover Air Force Base to receive the remains of 18 U.S. service members killed by Iranian strikes, a solemn duty that has taken on new political weight as the war with…
“We hear a different rationale for this war every few days,” said Senator Patty Murray during a tense Senate hearing on Tuesday, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared before Congress to…
The Iran War has cost the U.S. $37.5 billion so far, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a Senate hearing this hour, as Pentagon officials faced questions and protests over a supplemental budget…
The Pentagon is asking Congress for tens of billions of dollars more in defense spending, even as a new kind of threat — cheap, long-range Iranian drones — is turning America’s forward-deployed…
U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Collapses as American Death Toll Rises Three American troops have now died in connection with Iranian attacks over the weekend, making a recent flare-up in fighting one of the…
The Confirmation Hearing as Political Theater Pete Hegseth, President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, sat through a confirmation hearing that Asmongold describes as "a state sponsored…
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The Pentagon has disclosed that the U.S. military has spent $25 billion so far on ammunition, jet fuel, and other expenses in the war with Iran, a figure that does not include the mounting…
Hegseth Battles Dems on Capitol Hill, Showdown at SCOTUS, Artemis II Crew at WH The Supreme Court is weighing whether the Trump administration can end temporary protected status for hundreds of…
The Supreme Court narrowed key protections of the Voting Rights Act on Tuesday, striking down Louisiana’s 2024 congressional map but leaving the door open for states to draw maps that dilute Black…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared before Congress today for the first time since the Iran War began, facing sharp questions from Democrats about the conflict's staggering cost and the…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared before Congress today for the first time since the Iran War began, and the hearing quickly became a flashpoint over the war’s mounting costs. Democrats,…
“I mean every single day Mr. Secretary, Biden is not the president. President Trump has been president for a year and a half.” That exchange—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cutting off a Democratic…
A humpback whale named Timmy, stranded far from its Atlantic habitat in Germany's Baltic Sea, is now being moved toward the North Sea on a flooded barge in what German officials call an…
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady today as the war with Iran continues to push energy prices higher. Inflation climbed to its highest level in 22 months in March, driven largely by…
The Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s congressional map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, the Pentagon’s top financial official put the first public price tag on the Iran War at $25…
The U.S. Secretary of the Navy, John Phelan, has been fired, becoming the latest top Pentagon official pushed out as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues a sweeping purge of senior leadership.…
Tension In Two Ceasefires, Navy Secretary Out, Trump's Slumping Approval Iran seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday — the first time in this war that Tehran has taken vessels — and…
Lebanon-Israel Ceasefire, Hegseth On Blockade, Trump Nominates New CDC Director A ten-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon went into effect at midnight Thursday, and so far it…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Thursday that the U.S. military is “locked and loaded” and ready to strike Iran’s critical infrastructure if ongoing nuclear talks fail to produce a peace…
President Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, set to take effect within hours and run for ten days, while the U.S. continues to enforce a naval blockade of Iranian ports in the…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned in a news conference that the U.S. military is ready to resume attacks on Iran if negotiators do not reach a deal, saying the military is "locked and loaded…
NPR News Now: March 13, 2026 — 4PM EDT Two weeks into the U.S. war with Iran, the military has confirmed at least thirteen American service member deaths since the conflict began. Six of those…
The latest NPR News Now update covers a wide range of developments, from the ongoing U.S.-led war in Iran and a deadly military accident in Iraq to a domestic terror attack in Michigan and a…
Strikes on Iran Intensify as U.S. Nears Final Phase of Operation The Pentagon described Tuesday as "our most intense day of strikes inside Iran" since the conflict began, with Secretary of War…
The Pentagon confirmed that 140 U.S. troops have been wounded in the Iran War, in addition to the seven service members killed in combat. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chair Dan…
🎙️ The Voices & The Context The Format: This is a fast-paced news bulletin from NPR, delivering a series of hard-hitting headlines and updates from Washington and around the world. The Key…
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