Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was getting pressed even from the right during his Senate budget hearing before the subcommittee on appropriations on armed services.

“America’s reputation is on the line,” former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., implored Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan ‘Raisin’ Caine during the hearing.

“Will we defend Democratic allies against authoritarian aggressors?”

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