Pentagon Pete’s Secret Plea for Cash Is Leaked

Kylie Cooper / REUTERS Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is quietly begging lawmakers for even more money to plug the hole blown in his department’s accounts by Donald Trump’s war of choice on Iran. The Pentagon is already trying to squeeze $67 billion from Congress to help replace the stockpiles it has burned through. The president promised the fighting would last just a “few weeks.” It’s now in its sixth month. Hegseth and his team met with Republican senators on Tuesday for a closed-door…