"As Hegseth gave his opening statement, a woman suddenly stood up behind him and began shouting. The nearest security guard quickly approached her as she continued shouting. In response, Hegseth simply stopped reading his statement and continued looking forward. He did not turn around to see the commotion. The woman was then escorted out of the chamber."
"Iranian-American communities against this illegal war, the woman said in Hegseth's direction, and if you approve this budget, you will be complicit in the war crimes of this administration! Minutes later, according to a tweet from LindellTV, another protester was escorted out of the chamber."
"This one, however, insisted he didn't disrupt the hearing. Why am I getting arrested? he asked the officers who placed him in a zip tie. Getting arrested for photography? Are you serious? I didn't even speak out at the hearing! Come on! I didn't even speak! I didn't even interrupt the hearing! I literally just was videoing in the hearing when this happened."
"Two weeks earlier, a protester crashed Hegseth's hearing with the Senate Armed Services committee. In that instance, the protester called the Defense Secretary a war criminal and insisted that he should be arrested. Watch above via C-SPAN New: The Mediaite One-Sheet "Newsletter of New"
Pete Hegseth testified before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee about the war in Iran and the Department of Defense’s 2027 budget request. During his opening statement, a woman stood up behind him and shouted accusations that approving the budget would make officials complicit in war crimes. Security approached her while Hegseth stopped reading and continued facing forward without turning around. She was escorted out of the chamber. Minutes later, another protester was escorted out and zip-tied, claiming he did not disrupt the hearing and was only photographing. Two weeks earlier, another protester interrupted a separate hearing with the Senate Armed Services committee, calling Hegseth a war criminal and demanding arrest.
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