"The 60-Day Clock Is UP" - Hegseth DESTROYS Congress At War Powers Hearing
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🗓️ 2 May 2026
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As the May 1st War Powers deadline arrives, Pete Hegseth defends Trump's Iran military campaign, arguing the 60-day clock pauses during ceasefires. Senate Republicans demand clarity while Democrats threaten accountability. Hegseth destroys Warren on merit vs DEI in fiery testimony.
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| 0:00.0 | The story I want to get into is May 1st is the deadline. |
| 0:03.1 | Can he continue war on Iran after that? Story pops out, Rob, I think you got a video on this. There's two of them. One of them is the Pete Hex said one. The other one is the fact that May 1st is the deadline. Let's start off with the Pete Hex said one. Go for it. Ultimately, I would defer to the White House and White House counsel on that. |
| 0:21.6 | However, we are in a ceasefire right now, which our understanding means the 60-day clock |
| 0:26.6 | pauses or stops in a ceasefire. |
| 0:29.6 | So they're not in. |
| 0:30.6 | It's our understanding, just so you know. |
| 0:32.6 | Okay, well, I do not believe the statute would support that. |
| 0:35.6 | I think the 60 days runs maybe tomorrow, |
| 0:43.9 | and it's going to pose a really important legal question for the administration. We have serious constitutional concerns, and we don't want to layer those with additional statutory |
| 0:48.8 | concerns. I yield back. Mr. All right, Rob, is that the clip on the war powers? Yes, sir. |
| 0:53.1 | Okay, so this was a conversation that also came up in the meeting that we had yesterday. |
| 0:59.0 | Senator Republicans are calling on Trump administration to clarify how it is interpreting |
| 1:03.3 | the 60-day clock under the War Powers Act, its military campaign against Iran. |
| 1:08.7 | The 60-day deadline, depending on who's counting, is arriving on requiring the president to seek authorization or wind-up operation, wind-down operation. |
| 1:17.6 | The first strike against Iran was February 28, but Defense Secretary Pete Sack that offered |
| 1:23.6 | a different view during the testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, suggesting the clock can pause or stop during the ceasefire. |
| 1:31.4 | Republicans include some of who have floated with supporting a war powers resolution |
| 1:35.6 | appeared open to exit's interpretation. |
| 1:37.4 | It sounds like there's some wiggle room he provided there for himself, said Senator |
| 1:41.3 | Todd Young from Indiana. |
| 1:43.4 | We'll take a look whatever they send over. |
| 1:46.0 | Presumably, they'll communicate that in a formal way. They have in a very careful way. |
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