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Search results for "US Defense Secretary Hegseth's broker looked to buy defense fund before Iran attack"

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Pete Hegseth stated on March 24, 2025 in an interview:
"Nobody was texting war plans" in the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen.
By Grace Abels, Amy Sherman• March 26, 2025
Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2026 in a video:
On the US seeking regime change
By Amy Sherman• March 3, 2026
Donald Trump stated on March 09, 2026 in a press conference:
Iran “also has some Tomahawks.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 10, 2026
Pete Hegseth stated on April 29, 2025 in an X post:
The federal government’s Women, Peace and Security program is a “Biden initiative.”
By Amy Sherman• May 6, 2025
Chris Murphy stated on March 01, 2026 in an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation":
“There is no history … that shows an air campaign alone will result in positive regime change. In fact, there's not a single example of it in the entirety of American history.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2026
Emergency Committee for Israel stated on December 19, 2012 in an ad:
"While President Obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear Iran, Hagel says military action is not a viable, feasible, responsible option."
By Amy Sherman• January 8, 2013
Instagram posts stated on October 11, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Biden is “funding every angle” of the Israel-Hamas war.
By Jeff Cercone• October 13, 2023
Chris Christie stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas:
Says the Obama administration invited "Russia into Syria."
By Louis Jacobson• December 21, 2015
Americans for a Strong Defense stated on January 21, 2013 in a television ad:
Says Chuck Hagel has called for "an end to our nuclear program."
By Amy Sherman• January 30, 2013
Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2026 in remarks aboard Air Force One:
“We've had regime change.”
By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 1, 2026
Donald Trump stated on January 08, 2020 in a White House address:
"The American military has been completely rebuilt under my administration at a cost of $2.5 trillion."
By Bill McCarthy• January 10, 2020
Donald Trump stated on September 23, 2025 in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly:
“I have ended seven unendable wars.”
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2025
Instagram posts stated on November 13, 2024 in an Instagram post:
“Breaking: Trump names Boebert secretary of education”
By Sofia Ahmed• November 15, 2024
X posts stated on March 20, 2025 in a post on X:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “removed Colin Powell’s name from a list of notable Americans buried at Arlington National Cemetery.”
By Madison Czopek• March 25, 2025
Bernie Sanders stated on November 19, 2015 in a speech at Georgetown University:
"Instead of fighting ISIS, (the Saudis) have focused more on a campaign to oust Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen."
By Linda Qiu• November 24, 2015
Robert Gates stated on January 13, 2014 in an interview with NPR:
On foreign policy, Joe Biden was against aid for Vietnam, said the fall of the Shah was "a step forward" for human rights in Iran, opposed Reagan's defense build-up and voted against the first Gulf War.
By Steve Contorno• January 16, 2014
Mike Pence stated on January 03, 2020 in a tweet:
Says Qassem Soleimani "assisted in the clandestine travel to Afghanistan of 10 of the 12 terrorists who carried out the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States."
By Miriam Valverde• January 7, 2020
Donald Trump stated on May 10, 2024 in a Truth Social post:
“Biden wants to immediately stop all aid to Israel.”
By Amy Sherman• May 15, 2024
Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2009 in a White House announcement:
On whether he would put a missile shield in Poland.
By Robert Farley• September 22, 2009
Ted Cruz stated on June 01, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":
Says Barack Obama broke a decades-old policy of "not negotiating with terrorists."  
By Steve Contorno• June 1, 2014

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Are Iranian nuclear sites ‘obliterated,’ as Donald Trump said? Too soon to know, experts say

By Louis Jacobson• June 23, 2025

How long will the Iran war last? See Trump’s timeline shift

By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand• March 30, 2026

Trump blamed Iran for a strike that hit a girls’ school. Open-source intelligence contradicted that

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero• March 11, 2026

Did Trump violate War Powers Act by bombing Iran nuclear sites?

By Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2025

Fact-check: Senate confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth

By Louis Jacobson, Sara Swann• January 14, 2025

Ask PolitiFact: Did Pete Hegseth’s tattoos bar him from National Guard service in 2021?

By Sara Swann• November 19, 2024

Trump says Iran is a country ‘based on disinformation.’ Here’s how Iran conducts influence ops

By Loreben Tuquero• March 23, 2026

Fact-checking attacks on defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman• January 30, 2013

What did Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Trump's DHS secretary pick, say about the ‘smell’ of war?

By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2026

Fact-checking the Hagel nomination

By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 26, 2013

Trump said US has a ‘virtually unlimited supply’ of munitions to fight Iran ‘forever.’ Is that true?

By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2026

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s United Nations speech

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• September 25, 2018

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech in Israel on same day as hostage, prisoner releases

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025

The U.S. attack against a Venezuelan ‘drug carrying boat’ raises legal questions

By Maria Briceño, Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2025

Fact-checking the March 22 news shows

By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• March 22, 2015

Fact-checking claims on the nuclear deal with Iran

By Steve Contorno• December 6, 2013

PunditFact fact-checks the March 22 news shows

By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• March 22, 2015

Fact-checking Marco Rubio’s statements about the Iran nuclear deal

By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2017

Ask PolitiFact: Where does Hamas get its weapons?

By Marta Campabadal Graus, Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 18, 2023

RNC speakers exaggerate Trump’s military drawdown from ‘endless wars’

By Bill McCarthy• August 27, 2020