{"id":2597140,"date":"2026-04-30T12:34:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T16:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hegseth-takes-house-dem-to-the-woodshed-for-pushing-iranian-propaganda-at-hearing-shame-on-you\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T12:35:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T16:35:39","slug":"hegseth-takes-house-dem-to-the-woodshed-for-pushing-iranian-propaganda-at-hearing-shame-on-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hegseth-takes-house-dem-to-the-woodshed-for-pushing-iranian-propaganda-at-hearing-shame-on-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Hegseth Takes House Dem to the Woodshed for Pushing Iranian &#8216;Propaganda&#8217; at Hearing: &#8216;Shame on You!&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhegseth-takes-house-dem-to-the-woodshed-for-pushing-iranian-propaganda-at-hearing-shame-on-you%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2597140&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-can-the-marines-learn-from-the-falklands-war\/\" title=\"What Can the Marines Learn from the Falklands War?\">passage describes<\/a> a tense exchange during a House Armed Services Committee hearing about the U.S. Department of Defence\u2019s budget amid the Iran conflict. Rep.John Garamendi (D-CA) argues that the U.S. is becoming trapped in a \u201cquagmire\u201d similar to Iraq or Afghanistan,and he claims the president is misleading the public.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth responds sharply, calling Garamendi\u2019s \u201cquagmire\u201d characterization reckless and defeatist, and accusing him of repeating Iranian propaganda.Hegseth argues the U.S. is succeeding, highlights \u201cstrategic opportunities\u201d created by battlefield progress, and frames the statement as dishonoring troops. The article also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meet-the-shady-left-wing-group-targeting-scotus-justices-and-their-families\/\" title=\"Meet The Shady Left-Wing Group Targeting SCOTUS Justices And Their Families\">includes references<\/a> to Garamendi\u2019s earlier comments on CNN and includes social media posts supporting Hegseth\u2019s criticism, along with the author\u2019s concluding claim that Garamendi effectively signals hostility toward the Trump management\u2019s approach.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Rep. John Garamendi of California is one of many pushing the idea that, less than two months into the Iran conflict, we\u2019re already stuck in a \u201cquagmire\u201d of Afghanistan or Iraq proportions.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, we now have a head of the Pentagon who\u2019ll call this what it is: \u201creckless, feckless, and defeatist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a viral clip from Wednesday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-committee-demands-answers-lloyd-austin-summons-secretary-defense-capitol-hill\/\">House Armed Services Committee<\/a> hearing regarding the Department of Defense\u2019s budget amid the Iran conflict, Secretary Pete Hegseth took Garamendi to task for basically parroting Iranian \u201cpropaganda\u201d by claiming there was a quagmire when there wasn\u2019t one and the United States is winning.<\/p>\n<p>Garamendi began the day on CNN, telling host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-cnn-forced-humiliating-lawsuit-avoidance-dance-covering-trumps-epstein-files-comments\/\">Kate Bolduan<\/a> that \u201cI don\u2019t believe a thing the president says\u201d on Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe lies every day, gets up in the morning, lies, and goes to bed at night, lying,\u201d he said, without providing proof. (For future reference, this is handy if you\u2019re accusing someone of lying just before a House Armed Services Committee hearing in which you\u2019re discussing the budget regarding what you claim he\u2019s lying about.)<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container = document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script = document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src = \"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement = document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex = paragraphs.findIndex(p => p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex === -1 || targetIndex < x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer = new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries) => { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry => { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve = findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn between, there is just one statement after the other, which is foolish and not supported by any of the evidence,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump and Hegseth have been misleading the American people about the war in Iran from the very beginning.<\/p>\n<p>Now we\u2019re trapped in yet another endless war.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you, Mr. President and Mr. Secretary. This is the mess you<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-cheerleading-squad-in-nfl-replaced-by-men-women-dance-team\/\" title=\"First Cheerleading Squad In NFL ...laced By Men\/Women Dance Team\">\u2019ve created<\/a> for the American people. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kkncNgV64I\">pic.twitter.com\/kkncNgV64I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Garamendi (@RepGaramendi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepGaramendi\/status\/2049510516024889815?\">April 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/shame-on-you-pete-hegseth-explodes-on-house-democrat-during-heated-hearing-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mediaite<\/a>, he spent most of his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >allotted questioning time<\/a> during the hearing with Hegseth monologuing about how the president and Defense secretary have \u201cmisled the public\u201d on Iran and caused \u201cimmense economic damage\u201d in America.<\/p>\n<p>(Garamendi here also neglected to say that part of this pain is the fact his state has the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/california-gov-candidates-beat-debate-poll-indicates-even-swalwell-exit-gop-might-lock-dems-race\/\">nation\u2019s highest gas tax<\/a>, but I digress.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/self-avowed-socialist-socialite-roasted-mocking-budget-dress-worn-hegseths-wife\/\">Hegseth<\/a> had a message for Garamendi: \u201cWho you cheering for here? Who you pulling for?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour hatred for President Trump blinds you to the truth of the success of this mission,\u201d Hegseth said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA quagmire \u2014 my generation served in a quagmire in Iraq and Afghanistan. Years and years of nebulous missions and utopian nation building that led us to nothing,\u201d Hegseth said. \u201cThe way you stain the troops when you tell them two months in \u2014 two months in, congressman \u2014 you should know better,\u201d he continued. \u201cShame on you!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe effort, what they\u2019ve undertaken, what they\u2019ve succeeded, the success on the battlefield that creates strategic opportunities, the courage of a president to confront a nuclear Iran, and you call it a quagmire? Handing propaganda to our enemies? Shame on you for that statement.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecWar?\">@SecWar<\/a> SLAMS <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepGaramendi?\">@RepGaramendi<\/a>: I watched you call this a \u201cquagmire\u201d on CNN this morning. My generation served in a quagmire in Iraq and Afghanistan. Years and years of nebulous missions and utopian nation building that led us to nothing. The way you stain the troops when you tell\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ua58AphK0G\">https:\/\/t.co\/ua58AphK0G<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XbeD3kQUTf\">pic.twitter.com\/XbeD3kQUTf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2049516813654851865?\">April 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fact check: Accurate.<\/p>\n<p>One cannot predict the future of the conflict, but for someone to say there\u2019s some sort of \u201cquagmire\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/iran-linked-group-claims-responsibility-terrorist-incident-declared-london\/\">going in Iran<\/a> is to admit that they have no patience for anything the Trump administration does, good or ill.<\/p>\n<p>And, in the case of Garamendi, it brings an important question to the fore: Who, precisely, <em>is<\/em> he pulling for?<\/p>\n<p>The most charitable answer is himself, his party, and his position in it. 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