
United States Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth faced intense scrutiny regarding President Donald Trump's mental fitness during a contentious Capitol Hill hearing. As the Iran conflict entered its 60th day, lawmakers questioned whether the president's erratic social media behaviour was jeopardising national security.
The hearing primarily addressed the upcoming military budget, but devolved into a bare-knuckle argument over the commander-in-chief's stability. Despite bipartisan alarm over unpredictable online outbursts, Hegseth steadfastly defended the 79-year-old president's cognitive state against probing questions from Democrats.