Pentagon cancels Tuesday press briefing with Caine, Hegseth

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Hill

04/06/26 9:05 PM ET


A scheduled press briefing set to take place at 8 a.m. on Tuesday at the Pentagon has been canceled.

The briefing, which was to be conducted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth alongside Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, was set to come just 12 hours before a deadline set by President Trump for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face bombardment on powerplant and bridge facilities.

“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Sunday. “Open the F—in’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP.”

A reason for the cancellation of Tuesday’s press briefing was not provided. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a major international shipping channel used to export oil from the Middle East, has destabilized global oil markets as Iran has severely limited the traffic that can pass through. As a result, gas prices and other costs have skyrocketed over the past six weeks, as the U.S. has been engaged in the conflict.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/5818790-pentagon-briefing-iran-canceled/

[wcmagumba]

1. Cancelled due to t-rump's d**k swinging festival...

He so manly...

[Bluetus]

2. Cancelled because it is Taco Tuesday.

[JohnnyLib2]

3. Could some generals possibly be opposing Hegseth?

We can hope, at least. This is a moment of truth for many in the chain of command.

[Irish_Dem]

4. This is how I am reading it. US generals rebelling.

[AverageOldGuy]

5. Lieutenant General Patrick Frank, US Army (that's three stars)

LTG Frank is Commander, US CENTCOM -- Central Command. He is responsible for translating orders from Trump and Hegseth into bombing runs, ground attacks, Tomahawk missiles, whatever.

When LTG Frank orders all his aircraft to be grounded, all his naval and ground forces to stand down, and publicly states "I will not obey these criminal orders." -- when that happens, I'll believe "the generals and admirals" have had enough. Not until Frank or some other 3- or 4-stars stand up and refuse to retire or resign.

In my 28 years in the Army I served under some 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-star officers. Men and a couple of women with a lot of education, extensive experience, and high moral character. Time for them to stand up --- all the way from 4-star generals and admirals down to slick-sleeve Privates and Swabbies -- just say NO GODDAM WAY ARE WE DOING THIS.


I'm not holding my breath.