Pat Ryan questions Hegseth on Port Shuaiba defenses during House hearing
The video covers a House Armed Services Committee hearing where Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY), an Iraq veteran, confronts Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over an Iranian Shahed-136 drone strike on March 1, 2026, at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait. The attack killed six soldiers from the Army Reserve's 103rd Sustainment Command and wounded over 30 others. Ryan reads survivor descriptions of wounds and lack of defenses, accuses the Pentagon of downplaying vulnerabilities, and demands Hegseth's resignation. The segment draws on CBS News interviews with survivors describing minimal drone defenses and a non-fortified trailer site, contrasting Hegseth's prior characterization of a 'squirter' penetrating 'fortified defenses.' It includes the heated back-and-forth and references broader reporting on pre-strike intelligence warnings.
Source: The Wexford Files