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Rep. Ted Lieu demands U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz resign after hearing

newsJul 22, 202620498

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) on Wednesday told U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz he "should resign" after Waltz gave what Lieu called incorrect answers about U.S. troop casualties while testifying before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Lieu blasted Waltz for not knowing how many U.S. troops were wounded and said Waltz gave false information to Congress, calling his behavior shameful. Lawmakers debated decorum as Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) urged Lieu not to use derogatory language and Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) noted Waltz is a 27-year military veteran. The exchange came amid renewed hostilities with Iran that killed three U.S. service members at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan and a fourth service member killed during a controlled detonation of a downed Iranian drone at Erbil Air Base in Iraq. The four deaths raised the American death toll to 17 since the conflict resumed, and the Defense Department said nearly 100 troops have been injured since strikes resumed on July 7 with 96 percent of those returning to duty. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers the U.S. has spent $37.5 billion on the conflict and requested a $67 billion package to replenish stockpiles and fund other administration priorities.

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