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Pressure mounts on US Defence chief Hegseth after Republican election rout

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is under growing pressure, with victorious Democrats planning to target him in Congress and Republicans blaming the Iran war he championed for their election losses. President Donald Trump has stood by Hegseth so far, insisting he's doing "a very good job". But Trump and Vice President JD Vance have both blamed midterm election losses on the Iran war, for which Hegseth is a key advocate and spokesman.

Politics

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's future in question after midterms setback

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's future is in question after Tuesday's, November 3, midterms setback. On Thursday, November 5, he issued a video message vowing to fight efforts in Congress to impeach him and defending the ‌Iran war as “courageous and historic”. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle has more.

World

Direct Midterms and Hegseth as scapegoat after Republican defeat

The Republican defeat in midterms continues to generate tensions among the party members themselves. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken most of the criticism, taking responsibility for the results of the war in Iran. Our correspondent Carolina Valladares told us about some of the accusations against him and what Hegseth's response was.