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Slotkin EXPOSES Hegseth After He Refuses to Rule Out Lethal Force on Protesters

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November 18, 2025

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When Senator Elissa Slotkin asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth a simple yes-or-no question — whether he authorized U.S. military forces to detain or use lethal force on American protesters — he refused to answer. Again. And again.

What followed was one of the most alarming exchanges of the year: a Cabinet official unable or unwilling to give a clear assurance that the U.S. military will not be ordered to confront unarmed American civilians.

Slotkin pressed. Hegseth dodged.

And the stakes? Nothing less than the future of an apolitical military and the basic protections of a functioning democracy.

This confrontation matters — and every American deserves to see it.

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