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On March 13, 2026, Hegseth responded dismissively to valid questions about Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz: "It's something we're dealing with, we have been dealing with it, and [you] don't need to worry about it," Hegseth said.
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'''Peter Brian Hegseth''' (b. June 6, 1980) is the 2025 [[United States Secretary of War]]. He has no significant education, training, or experience in military strategy, and appears unaware of what constitutes a [[War crimes|war crime]]. Many speculate that his admission to [[Princeton University]] was as a recruit to play basketball, as its team is prominent at the university and would have had influence over admissions. The fact that Hegseth played in most of its basketball games strongly implies that he was a recruit for admissions purposes.  
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'''Peter Brian Hegseth''' (b. June 6, 1980) is the 2025 [[United States Secretary of War]]. He has no significant education, training, or experience in military strategy, and appears unaware of what constitutes a [[War crimes|war crime]]. Many speculate that his admission to [[Princeton University]] was as a recruit to play basketball, as its team is prominent at the university and would have had influence over admissions. The fact that Hegseth played in dozens of its basketball games, including as a freshman, strongly implies that he was a recruit for admissions purposes.  
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On March 13, 2026, Hegseth responded dismissively to valid questions about [[Iran]]'s control of the [[Strait of Hormuz]]: "It's something we're dealing with, we have been dealing with it, and [you] don't need to worry about it," Hegseth said. He insisted that the [[U.S.]] would not allow this essential shipping channel to "remain contested."<ref>https://abcnews.com/Politics/hegseth-worry-strait-hormuz-us-time-counter-irans/story?id=131036790</ref>
    
Hegseth was a former [[Fox News]] host and served as [[CEO]]/executive director of Concerned Veterans for America (CVA), an organization funded by the [[Koch]] [[oligarch]]s that advocated for [[privatizing]] VA health care, limiting eligibility (e.g., to service-connected disabilities only), and reducing overall government-provided benefits to redirect funds toward “[[war]]-fighting capability.”
 
Hegseth was a former [[Fox News]] host and served as [[CEO]]/executive director of Concerned Veterans for America (CVA), an organization funded by the [[Koch]] [[oligarch]]s that advocated for [[privatizing]] VA health care, limiting eligibility (e.g., to service-connected disabilities only), and reducing overall government-provided benefits to redirect funds toward “[[war]]-fighting capability.”
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