Pete Hegseth’s attempt to drum up support for Iran war immediately blows up in his face

Amid the ongoing Iran war, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared a video on social media Friday of a U.S. servicemember urging fellow servicemembers to be “combat ready” and ready for deployment, but over the weekend, the post soon backfired after critics pointed out it was five years old and featured a retired Marine who had been relieved of duty amid controversy.

Hegseth shared the video without context, leading onlookers to assume that the U.S. servicemember was speaking about the need...