Trump throws Hegseth under the bus for his Iran War debacle - "You were the first one to speak up!"

Donald Trump just named his scapegoat to evade responsibility for the mess in the Middle East, casually blaming his own Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for starting the Iran war.

Talking about the conflict, Trump said, "And Pete, I think you were the first one to speak up. And you said, let's do it, because you can't let them have a nuclear weapon."

He repeated it for emphasis: "Fortunately, I called Pete, I called General Caine, I called a lot of our great people. And Pete … I think you were the first one to speak up."

This is classic Trump deflection: the president who launched the illegal war without Congress, ignored warnings about the Strait of Hormuz, and bragged about "Epic Fury" is now pointing the finger at his own defense secretary as the one who pushed to "do it."

President "I take no responsibility" is back. Whoever cooked up the heinous scheme, Trump, as commander-in-chief, has the ultimate responsibility for the developing quagmire that has left dozens of soldiers dead, thousands more racing into harm's way, massacres of children, crippling of critical infrastructure, and upheaval of world markets.

Trump can't even give a straight answer on timelines, just vague "good discussions" and "progress," but he's quick to pin the decision on someone else, because, of course, he is.

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