During a tense congressional hearing on Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to confirm that the Pentagon has contingency plans for military action in Greenland and Panama but ...

“Our job at the Defense Department is to have plans for any contingency,” U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said several times during a heated congressional hearing Thursday.

Pete Hegseth also refused to answer repeated questions at a hotly combative congressional hearing Thursday about his use of Signal chats to discuss military operations.

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Live Politics Pete Hegseth confirms the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland if necessary By Associated Press Published June 12, 2025, 4:50 p.m. ET ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has indicated the U.S. has contingency plans for taking over Greenland and Panama. He told Ranking Member Adam Smith, D-Wash., of the House of Representatives ...

As Hegseth started to repeat his answer about contingency plans, Turner added emphatically, “I sure as hell hope that is not your testimony.” “We look forward to working with Greenland to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary but refused to answer ...

Smith asked again,"You have plans to take Panama and Greenland by force, if necessary?" "I think the American people would want the Pentagon to have plans for any particular contingency —" ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary but refused to answer repeated ...

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary. During a combative congressional hearing on ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday avoided answering lawmakers whether the Pentagon has plans to take Greenland and Panama by force, saying the Defense Department develops plans for “any ...