'War Crimes': Pete Hegseth Interrupted Mid-Testimony As Chaos Breaks Out In Senate Hearing | US News
May 12, 2026
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as posted by the channelUS News: U.S Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was interrupted by a protester shouting “war crimes” during a tense Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Tuesday, briefly throwing the hearing into chaos as lawmakers questioned the Pentagon’s massive defense budget and U.S. military strategy.
During his testimony, Hegseth defended the Trump administration’s military agenda, saying the U.S. is “reversing this systemic decay and putting our defense industrial base back on a wartime footing.” He also declared that America would “fight to win in every scenario,” including ensuring “Iran never has a nuclear weapon.”
Hegseth promoted the administration’s proposed $1.5 trillion FY27 defense budget, calling it a “warfighting budget” designed to rebuild American manufacturing, expand military readiness, and strengthen U.S. global power. He also emphasized “drone dominance,” lessons from the Ukraine war, and America’s commitment to freedom of navigation in the South China Sea.
The dramatic interruption came amid growing political tensions over the Iran conflict, military spending, and U.S. foreign policy under President Trump.
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