‘Turn Xi upside down, shake him…': Kennedy’s funny exchange with Hegseth steals spotlight at hearing
Sen. John Kennedy sparked laughs during a heated Senate hearing after joking that Iran is being “held together with spit & duct tape,” while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the Trump administration’s Iran strategy amid growing scrutiny in Washington. The exchange quickly grabbed attention online as lawmakers debated US policy toward Iran, China, and the Middle East.