Four words from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about Donald Trump’s Iran war drew disbelief and mockery from critics on Tuesday.
Speaking during the swearing-in of Markwayne Mullin as the new Department of Homeland Security secretary, Hegseth praised the U.S.-Israeli air campaign against Iran — now in its fourth week — as “one for the history books, truly,” boasting about Trump allowing troops to “destroy the enemy as viciously as possible from moment one.”
“That’s why we see ourselves as part of this negotiation as well,” he continued.
Then he added: “We negotiate with bombs.”
The comment came as the Trump administration is reportedly pushing a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran via intermediaries, even while preparing to send more troops to the region.
