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Haley Britzky retweeted
POTUS appears to have once again changed his mind on Iran, saying this morning:
"We don’t need a deal with Iran. Those days have long since passed. We’ve got their money, Hundreds of Billions of Dollars, and we’ve got their Strait"
He says he's directing Vance - who was tasked with heading up Iran negotiations - to now focus completely on "Corruption and Crime" in Democratic cities
Haley Britzky retweeted
Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell in a statement to CNN:
“The Secretary and the entire Department have always honored—and will always honor—the sacrifices our military men and women have made to keep America safe. While commemorating this solemn day, a soldier correctly and respectfully reminded everyone to maintain decorum.”
A Tomb Guard from the U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment, “The Old Guard” was forced to verbally reprimand Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and a group of his senior advisers Wednesday after some in the group laughed and loudly talked in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington.
Video of the incident, posted by CNN, shows Hegseth standing and taking photos in front of the tomb with his wife, Jennifer, chief of staff Ricky Buria, deputy chief of staff Patrick Weaver as well as senior adviser and deputy assistant Tami Radabaugh, following a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery for Veterans Day.
The US Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier admonished Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a group of his senior advisers Wednesday after some in the group laughed and talked near the solemn memorial following a Veterans Day ceremony.
“All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times.” the sentinel called out, stopping his patrol to face the group as they departed.
Hegseth was standing and taking photos in front of the tomb with his wife, Jennifer, Chief of Staff Ricky Buria, Deputy Chief of Staff Patrick Weaver, and senior adviser and deputy assistant Tami Radabaugh after the ceremony held at Arlington National Cemetery for Veterans Day.
cnn.com/2026/11/11/politics/…
Covering the military and the military community is the best job ever because of the amazing, deeply impressive, weird, hilarious people I get to meet and talk to every day.
So a huge thanks to all the veterans out there — thank you for all that you've done and continue to do, and for telling your stories. But most importantly, thank you for all the creative, poetic ways you've taught me to curse
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Haley Britzky retweeted
After the vote, Massie said he would not pursue his impeachment effort during his remaining time in Congress, but still plans to needle the administration with another resolution to limit President Donald Trump’s war powers in Iran.
Hegseth is also likely to face further accountability measures when Democrats take control of Congress in the new year. Democrats have focused on a narrower set of alleged offenses — some of which weren’t included in Massie’s eight articles.
Source familiar with Hegseth’s thinking said they expect Democrats will try to impeach Trump’s SecDef again next year but anticipates hearings & investigation first.
Haley Britzky retweeted
House GOP leaders successfully killed a push to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — a surprising show of unity from a divided Republican Party after last week's midterm drubbing. cnn.it/3UNato0
Haley Britzky retweeted
The US evacuated American military aircraft from a military base in England on Monday following a threat from Iran that was deemed credible, according to a person familiar with the intelligence that prompted the evacuation.
The source declined to detail the nature of the threat, but said that the US intelligence community has in recent weeks picked up a wide range of "varied, extensive, and specific" plots being discussed by the Iranians against US targets.
It is unclear whether the Iranians actually have the capabilities needed to act on the threats, however, which range from drone attacks on US bases to assassination plots. Several threats were also made against targets inside the United States, the source said. cnn.com/2026/11/10/world/us-…
happy birthday to all Marines but especially the Marine I had a crush on in college who told me my driving made him feel like he was back in Afghanistan 🫶🏼
Haley Britzky retweeted
Ernst on Hegseth: “ I just want to make sure that the right information is flowing from the Pentagon to the president. Is he being truthful in the way the war is going? We saw Iowans absolutely reject the war in Iran and the cost that it's it's causing on American families”
Haley Britzky retweeted
GOP and Dem sources in the House tell me that attendance will determine fate of tonight's vote to determine if Hegseth impeachment proceeds.
(Several Rs have told me they expect to lose this vote)
Rs were missing *22* members last night, hardly any of them coming back in 2027
Trump & Stephen Miller have told Hegseth their plan is to fight against the efforts to impeach him & will continue to defend him staunchly
Miller is personally very close to Hegseth and has — like Trump — reassured him that they have his back as he was preparing to address the press Tuesday morning, just hours before the House was expected to vote on impeachment cnn.com/2026/11/10/politics/…
Haley Britzky retweeted
“The president will back him to a point,” one Trump ally, a former adviser to the president, told CNN. “But he may be forced to remove him once it’s no longer tenable. There are varying views in the West Wing on how long that will be.”
Haley Britzky retweeted
Trump & Stephen Miller have told Hegseth their plan is to fight against the efforts to impeach him & will continue to defend him staunchly
Miller is personally very close to Hegseth and has — like Trump — reassured him that they have his back as he was preparing to address the press Tuesday morning, just hours before the House was expected to vote on impeachment cnn.com/2026/11/10/politics/…
“They don't answer questions directly to Congress, and we have been blocked in many of our oversight capacities, you know, it's really hard when we're being obscured from what we feel might be the facts on the ground," says Republican Sen. Joni Ernst.
Meanwhile, Hegseth this morning said it's often "misconstrued" that Pentagon leadership is disengaged from Capitol Hill.
"We've been in touch with a lot of members. There's a there's a ton of support," he said.
Joni Ernst says senators have “serious questions” about Pete Hegseth and whether he is being honest about the Iran war:
“If there is deception coming from our Pentagon and being transmitted to the president, I would want to know that.”
“They don't answer questions directly to Congress, and we have been blocked in many of our oversight capacities, you know, it's really hard when we're being obscured from what we feel might be the facts on the ground.”
Haley Britzky retweeted
No clarification yet on what would trigger a reporter's removal from this briefing. Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Joel Valdez came out briefly to clarify, on the condition that his comments be off the record. When reporters refused to agree to that condition, he left.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has frequently equated criticism of him and policy decisions to criticism of the troops carrying out those orders.
He did so again this morning: "Put the Secretary on trial today, and the men and women who carried out those orders tomorrow. If they want to come for the warriors, they're going to have to come through me."
