Pete Hegseth brings combative style as face of Trump's war in Iran

"We are punching them while they're down, which is exactly how it should be."

— Pete Hegseth , Executive

"There's a degree of machismo to how he speaks, and that's part of the public image that he presents of himself."

— Matthew Walling , Executive

"He criticised Hegseth's brashness, the bravado, the bulldozing of questions in briefings."

— Brett Bruen , Executive