Hegseth Says "I Don't Know Why We're Even Arguing" As Rep Exposes Misleading Investment Claims Live

Representative Joe Morelle delivered a multi-front confrontation with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee FY2027 budget hearing, exposing a misleading characterization of defense company investments as "private" and without compensation, pressing for answers on Taiwan weapons sales that Hegseth refused to provide, and delivering one of the hearing's most quotable lines — that General George Washington reported to the Continental Congress faster than the current administration has reported the costs of the Iran war. When Morelle questioned Hegseth's repeated claim that defense companies are making $50 billion in investments with no taxpayer dollars, he methodically walked through how companies building facilities for guaranteed government contracts will embed their capital expenditures in the price of products sold — prompting Hegseth to snap "I don't know why we're even arguing about it." The exchange also highlighted the administration's 74-day failure to provide Congress with a full cost accounting of Operation Epic Fury, which Morelle described as excruciating. #Morelle #Hegseth #IranWar #HouseHearing #DefenseBudget #Taiwan #Pentagon #PrivateInvestment #HegsethHearing #HouseAppropriations #USPolitics #BreakingNews #IranWarCost #TaiwanWeapons #USMilitary Stay connected with Times Now World for real-time global news and analysis: Read full coverage: https://www.timesnownews.com/world Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timesnow.world Follow us on X: https://x.com/TimesNow_World #timesnowworld #worldnews #breakingnews