Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently met with the families of the six service members killed when their refueling plane crashed in Iraq during the US-Israel war against Iran. Hegseth later told the press that the families urged him to “honor their sacrifice” and finish the war. But some of those same families are now coming forward to say they were misquoted.
According to NBC, Hegseth said, “What I heard through tears, through hugs, through strength and through unbreakable resolve was the same from family after family. They said, ‘Finish this. Honor their sacrifice. Do not waver. Do not stop until the job is done.’” It’s a powerful quote — the kind that neatly reinforces a policy position, which is exactly why people are now questioning whether it was ever actually said.
