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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer slammed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump after Hegseth’s long‑delayed congressional testimony on Trump’s war in Iran, saying the administration had left Congress in the dark for weeks about the conflict’s true state. In a sharp post‑hearing critique, Schumer argued that Hegseth’s attempt to blame Democrats made one thing clear: the greatest obstacle to peace is the incompetence of the Secretary of Defense and the President of the United States.