Hegseth Takes His “Secretary of War” Title Too Seriously

赫格塞特对“战争部长”的头衔过于认真

What A Day

2025-12-04

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been under fire for his continually evolving explanations and blame-shifting regarding a September attack on an alleged “drug boat” in the Caribbean. Following a report from the Washington Post, the Associated Press found that the Pentagon was indeed aware that there were two survivors after the initial attack on the boat — and still carried out a follow-up strike. At the same time, the Trump administration has gone from denying a second strike ever happened to blaming the second strike on an admiral. Pressure on the Pentagon is building and Nevada Democratic Senator Jacky Rosen is among the many members of Congress calling for Hegseth to resign. We spoke with Senator Rosen about Hegseth’s failures and what she thinks needs to happen to protect America’s service members. And in headlines, President Donald Trump pardons a Democratic congressman indicted on white collar crimes, Republican infighting escalates in the House, and ICE targets Somali immigrants in Minneapolis. Show Notes: Call Congress – 202-224-3121Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/3kk4nyz8What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcastFollow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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  • It's Thursday, December 4th.

  • I'm Jane Costa, and this is What A Day, the show that, like Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth,

  • would not let White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller watch its kids,

  • or dog, or apartment, or can of Celsius.

  • And actually, I'm trying to think of something I'd let Stephen Miller watch,

  • and my answer is not appropriate for this episode.

  • On today's show,

  • convicted felon President Donald Trump pardons a democratic congressman indicted on white-collar crimes

  • because game recognized game.

  • And hello silence, my old friend.

  • No one is talking to House Speaker Mike Johnson again.

  • But let's start with Secretary of Defense, I mean, war, Pete Hegseth.

  • As we've mentioned before,

  • Hegseth has been under fire for his continually evolving explanations of blame-shifting regarding a September attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean.

  • Following a report from the Washington Post,

  • the Associated Press found that the Pentagon was indeed aware that there were two survivors after the initial attack on the boat,

  • and still carried out a follow-up strike.

  • At the same time,

  • the Trump administration has gone from denying a second strike ever happened to blaming the second strike,

  • which did happen on an admiral.