Sec. of Defense Pete Hegseth told some massive lies on “Face the Nation” about Trump’s war with Iran such as the US always controlling the Strait of Hormuz — which the US is now trying to negotiate away from Iran’s control.
Hegseth also lied about the U.S. being “energy independent” even though it has to import millions of barrels of crude oil for its crude oil refineries, which is why gas prices have skyrocketed. Hegseth said the U.S. is a “net exporter” of oil, but failed to mention that is the cleaner “sweet” oil that Americans do not get to use because U.S. oil corporations refused to retrofit their crude oil refineries for domestic sweet oil.
Hegseth contradicted his own testimony in front of Congress about depleted stockpiles of ammunition. Hegseth now claims: “That is a manufactured story that the media wants to peddle.”
Hegseth also bragged how Trump’s peace plan says Iran will not create nuclear weapons, which is exactly what President Obama’s Iran deal said before Trump threw it out.
Pete Hegseth: We have controlled the straits this entire time.
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Brennan: Right, but you’re gonna negotiate with them to to reopen it? pic.twitter.com/w2YmAfEEeS
Hegseth: President Trump has made us energy independent at home. We are a net exporter.
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Brennan: Yeah. Energy prices are pretty high right now so I don't know that the independence is helping at the pump. pic.twitter.com/6btcbk90t5
Hegseth: Nobody makes better or more munitions than the US.
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Brennan: But there is a crisis with those stockpiles right now.
Hegseth: That is a manufactured story that the media wants to peddle.
Brennan: You testified under oath that it would take years to rebuild those… pic.twitter.com/i6FpUesKys
Hegseth: The document says Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, won't seek one, won't buy one, won't have one.
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Brennan: JCPOA said that too.
Hegseth: The huge difference is we did this from a position of strength. pic.twitter.com/s4FLhZDVQV
(Source: Face the Nation)