The White House has backed Pete Hegseth after the self-styled “Secretary of War” clashed with senators about the status of Donald Trump’s war on Iran.
The Trump administration has been at pains to suggest that Operation Epic Fury, which kicked off 62 days ago on Feb. 28, is not a war, because that would require congressional approval. However, any military action that extends beyond 60 days is subject to approval regardless.
To bypass this requirement, the administration has gotten creative. It is now arguing that the war-not-war is over because no fire has been exchanged since a two-week ceasefire began on April 7. For purposes of that law, “the hostilities that began on Saturday, Feb. 28 have terminated,” a senior administration official told Associated Press.
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