‘Don’t know what Lloyd Austin did for 4 yrs?’: Hegseth erupts as Durbin grills over Iran war budget

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth clashed with Senator Dick Durbin during a tense Senate hearing over the Pentagon's Iran war funding request, unanswered questions about $75 billion in unobligated defence funds, and the role of former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Hegseth defended the administration's military spending while insisting the unused funds were part of a broader military rebuilding plan, not the Iran conflict. Watch the full exchange, key moments, and the heated debate over U.S. defence spending, war costs, and Pentagon accountability.