Pete Hegseth under fire as Republicans seek blame for midterm debacle

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Defense chief Pete Hegseth is facing criticism after Republican losses in the US midterms, with the Iran war and elevated energy prices among the political issues under scrutiny. President Donald Trump continues to back Hegseth amid calls within the party to assign blame for the defeat.

Iran war hawk Pete Hegseth is facing the fallout of Republican's midterms losses as high energy prices turned voters towards Democrats. Trump continues to support the embattled defense chief, for now.