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

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By Alexander Willis
Published March 22, 2026 10:19 AM ET

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 to be “combat ready” as it relates to the Trump administration’s war against Iran. On Saturday, however, political commentator Micah Erfan revealed the context around the video, context that appeared to undercut Hegseth’s apparent effort to drum up support for war.

“This video is 5 years old and the guy in it was caught breaking into someone’s home,” Erfan wrote to his more than 57,000 followers on X.

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I have an idea dirt bag.............why don't you and that orange hair traitor grab old Barron Trump by the balls and all three of you walk into a recruiting station ..................better yet all the lackeys of this criminal organization get all of your draft eligible dependents and march to the recruiting station and get your fucking support..............maybe you can ask the maga senator Joni Ernest that helped you get your job will volunteer her adult family members along with all the maga senators that said yes to your confirmation...................