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Hegseth seeks $350 billion while defending his military record

FOX 9's full Pentagon briefing also captures his endorsement of Stephen Miller and questions about Iran after Republican election losses.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 78,876 views a day, 26 times a normal first day on this channel (3,026).

Hegseth addresses impeachment effort [FULL]

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0:08Hegseth rejects the impeachment effort as a political spectacle rather than genuine oversight.
3:54He defends military operations under Trump, including actions involving Iran, Venezuela and the Houthis.
16:00Questions begin with Iran's Revolutionary Guard and nuclear deterrence.
20:00Hegseth endorses Stephen Miller for chief of staff and praises his support for the department.
21:32Asked about Republican election losses, he defends the Iran operation as necessary to prevent a nuclear weapon.
24:07He describes bipartisan congressional engagement and calls for at least $350 billion in reconciliation funding.

Stephen Miller had his backing. "We've got no better friend at the Department of War than Stephen Miller," Pete Hegseth told reporters during a Pentagon briefing dominated by the impeachment effort against him.

The endorsement came late in FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul's upload, "Hegseth addresses impeachment effort [FULL]". By then, Hegseth had delivered an extended defense of the administration's military operations, rejected the resolution as politically motivated and said he stood behind the armed services.

Reporters pressed him on more than his own position. Asked whether the Iran war had contributed to Republican midterm losses, Hegseth defended the military action as necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. He also said he communicated regularly with Miller and described Republican opposition to impeachment as broad.

The full briefing drew about 58,000 views before its first day was over, far beyond FOX 9's usual opening audience for regular videos.

Near the end, a question about working with incoming Democratic leaders brought the discussion to funding. Hegseth said military leadership remained in contact with both parties on Capitol Hill, then called for at least $350 billion through budget reconciliation to make what he described as a generational investment in the department.

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The facts

Channel: FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
Subscribers: 847,000 ▲ 3,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days: 5,672,902
Channel views, pace per day: 121,846 (on a normal day: 703,770)
Video published: November 10, 2026
Video views so far: 57,591 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 78,876

The numbers

The full briefing drew an unusually large opening audience for FOX 9's regular videos. Comments also ran far above the channel's usual first-day level.

the video's first day

usual first day here

3,026

this video

78,876

subscribers

847,000

▲ 3,000 in the last 7 days

total views

743,219,895

views per day

121,846