Hegseth on Pope: ‘We Know What Our Mission Is’
War Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed the ongoing feud between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV, stating “We know what our mission is, we know what authority we have.” Hegseth defended the U.S. military operation…
War Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed the ongoing feud between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV, stating “We know what our mission is, we know what authority we have.”
Hegseth defended the U.S. military operation against Iran during a Pentagon briefing Friday morning.
“The Pope’s gonna do his thing, that’s fine,” Hegseth said. “We know what our mission is, we know what authority we have. We’re very clear about that, we follow that — the orders of the president.”
“We’ve got lawyers all over the place looking at what we’re doing and why we’re doing it and giving us every authority necessary under the Constitution and under our laws to execute across the spectrum,” he added.
Watch:
U.S. Catholic bishops and Vatican officials have said that the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran