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Jacobs presses Hegseth to explain Trump's online post

TYT Investigates' hearing compilation follows the exchange into questions about U.S. objectives in Iran and the costs of military action.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 126,586 views a day, 18 times a normal first day on this channel (6,922).

Hegseth CRUMBLES Trying To Defend 'Unhinged' Trump Post

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0:00Jacobs asks Hegseth how to explain Trump's online post to constituents serving in harm's way.
0:47Jacobs questions Colby about whether the United States is at war with Iran and what its objectives are.
2:10Jacobs raises the risks of arming Kurdish forces; Colby points to classified briefings for further details.
7:45Jacobs displays Trump's post again; Hegseth says he is present to discuss the defense budget.
9:25Jacobs questions the costs of military action in Iran; Waltz argues Americans and the world are safer.

TYT Investigates puts a printed image at the center of its congressional hearing compilation: Rep. Sara Jacobs holds up a post shared by Donald Trump and asks Pete Hegseth how she should explain it to constituents serving in harm's way.

Hegseth responds by questioning the previous administration's handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal. When Jacobs returns to the image later, he says he is there to discuss the defense budget.

The clips channel's upload passed roughly 100,000 views in 15 hours, far beyond its usual start for regular videos. Its title, "Hegseth CRUMBLES Trying To Defend 'Unhinged' Trump Post," supplies the channel's verdict; the compilation itself contains several separate exchanges with administration officials, not just the confrontation advertised in the headline.

Jacobs asks Elbridge Colby whether the United States is at war with Iran, then presses him about military objectives, support for Kurdish forces and the risk of Iran becoming a failed state. Colby points to classified briefings as a place for further details. Jacobs also draws a comparison with the arguments made before the Iraq War.

The final section turns to Mike Waltz and a different test: whether Americans are better off following military action in Iran. Jacobs cites gas prices, military casualties and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Waltz defends the administration's security and energy goals, telling her, "Yes, the world and the American people are safer." Jacobs disputes that assessment, arguing that uranium stockpiles and regional risks have increased.

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The facts

Channel: TYT Investigates
Subscribers: 727,000
Channel views, last 7 days: 1,762,833
Channel views, pace per day: 95,550 (on a normal day: 256,545)
Video published: October 20, 2026
Video views so far: 100,767 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 126,586

The numbers

The hearing compilation drew an unusually large early audience for TYT Investigates. Comments also exceeded the channel's usual full first-day total before a day had passed.

the video's first day

usual first day here

6,922

this video

126,586

subscribers

727,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

717,107,682

views per day

95,550