‘Hegseth, you are mentally unstable’

...Rep Sara Jacobs in heated clash

Washington: A heated Capitol Hill hearing involving US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth erupted into political chaos as lawmakers aggressively questioned the administration over Iran war policy, national security strategy, and Donald Trump’s leadership. 

The tension escalated after Democrat Rep Sara Jacobs directly confronted Hegseth during a fiery exchange that reignited debate around Trump’s mental fitness and the administration’s handling of military escalation. Lawmakers repeatedly accused officials of avoiding key answers on war planning, while controversial references and sharp clashes inside the hearing room turned the congressional session into a major political flashpoint drawing intense online reaction.

more grilling 

Hegseth faces another day of grilling on Capitol Hill, with senators getting their first opportunity on Thursday to confront or praise the Pentagon chief over his handling of the Iran war.

Hegseth battled with Democrats — and some Republicans — a day earlier during a nearly six-hour House Armed Services Committee hearing, where he faced sharp questioning over the war’s costs in dollars, lives and the diminishing stockpiles of critical weapons.