Key facts
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denied a munitions stockpile crisis, calling it a "manufactured story."
- Hegseth stated that U.S. military stockpiles are strong and increasing.
- He claimed President Trump has been refilling stockpiles in real-time.
- The Pentagon's cost for the war with Iran was reported at nearly $29 billion.
- Critics have questioned the Pentagon's cost calculations for the war.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday denied that the American military is facing a crisis in its munitions stockpiles, dismissing the notion as a "manufactured story" by the media. Hegseth asserted that stockpiles are strong and growing, stating that "we're building more than ever before." He attributed the need to refill supplies to aid provided to Ukraine by the Biden administration, claiming that President Trump has been replenishing them in real-time.