Hegseth's 'Department of War Crimes': Troops Revolt

0:00On April 7th, Secretary Pete Hexeth now leads the Department of War, renamed from the Old Defense Department under President Trump. Some troops have started calling it the Department of War Crimes, fed up with orders that target civilian sites abroad. Trump announced plans this week to hit Iranian energy infrastructure, which critics slam as a straight-up war crime since it destroys civilian assets. Hexeth's team has greenlit attacks on other nations too, racking up civilian deaths. Marine vet and congressman Seth Molten spilled that active duty Marines used the war crimes nickname among themselves. Troops see these moves as breaking every rule in the book on how war should go. Insiders are also dubbing Hexeth dumb McNamara, shading him next to the sharp Vietnam era defense secretary Robert McNamara, but saying Hexeth just doesn't measure up. Word from the ring shows real tension building inside the military over these aggressive calls, and folks are watching close to see what blows up.