# Republicans turn on Pete Hegseth after election losses

https://mins.news/en/video/132815

- TRT World, 2026-11-06 17:16 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5KOzvGDRFo

> US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces criticism after Republicans suffered heavy losses in the midterm elections. Vice President JD Vance has blamed the defeat on the economic fallout from the Iran war, and political commentator John Kavulich weighs in.

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