US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth joins Rep. Zach Nunn at Iowa State Fair
Hegseth praised Iowa National Guard families and urged voters to back Nunn and Hinson while promoting veterans groups and defense policy changes.
- On Monday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth joined Republican Rep. Zach Nunn at the Iowa State Fair for 'Operation Top Nunn: Salute to the Troops,' an annual fundraiser benefiting veterans support organizations.
- The event, originally scheduled for March, was postponed following deaths of two Iowa National Guard members in an Iranian strike on a Kuwait facility. Nunn honored fallen soldiers Staff Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard and Staff Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar.
- Hegseth touted President Donald Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget and the renaming of the Department of Defense as the 'Department of War.' He encouraged voters to re-elect Nunn, citing his military background and defense spending advocacy.
- Hegseth used an anti-transgender slur while discussing departmental training policies. Democratic Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott criticized the event, calling it 'disgraceful' that leaders were fundraising while service members face threats overseas.
- Defending the ongoing Iran conflict, Hegseth argued the action is necessary to prevent nuclear proliferation and ensure national security. Training, lethality, and discipline remain the bedrock of the department's focus under the current administration.
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