We have some breaking news. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegeseth, who was plucked straight off of Fox News by Donald Trump, gave a speech early this morning summarizing Operation Midnight Hammer, which is what they're calling the 14 bunker buster bombs, the two dozen Tomahawk missiles, the military aircraft that flew over Iran and struck just last night.

This is Donald Trump pulling us closer to the brink of war as the Middle Eastern tensions rise.

Now, Pete Higseth went on stage and was asked, were congressional leaders notified?

And this comes off the back of reports that claim top Democrats left in dark on Iran strike plans.

Again, it's a breakdown of coordination at the highest levels that follows the breakdown of coordination that happened over the past few weeks with Pete Hagseth himself.

Just to start.

A Trump insider revealed that, quote, nobody is talking to Pete Hegsath as the Iran crisis spiraled.

Donald Trump doesn't trust Pete Hegsafe.

Nobody there takes him seriously, which is an implicit acknowledgement that they appointed somebody.

They nominated somebody who is not qualified, who they just think can play cleanup on TV after the fact.

Again, nobody talked to him.

Tulsi Gabbard was also frozen out of the fold entirely.

So let's start off with this clip of Pete Hickseth being asked,

when congressional leaders were notified.

Were they given any advance warning the attacks were coming?

And also, Mr. Secretary, when were congressional leaders notified how long before the attacks took place?

Sir, to your first question, you know, the risk has clearly been rising over the last few weeks

in the region.

Based on that and not a particular awareness of this operation,

we've made smart decisions to minimize the risk

to US forces in the region.

So we get no advance warning.

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