‘A very distressing hearing’: Dem lawmaker breaks down Hegseth hearing

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-N.H., about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s heated hearing on Capitol Hill and the United States’ goals in the war with Iran.

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