Pentagon Pete’s Plea to Allies Gets Embarrassing Response

Alex Wong / Getty Images Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been dealt another embarrassing blow by the allies he has spent months insulting. The former Fox News host, 46, has chastised some of the U.S.’s closest friends in Europe since taking the job last year, and didn’t let them know in advance about the joint strikes with Israel on Iran in February. He is now asking them to form a naval coalition to help ensure free shipping can be sustained through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been…