'Be a man': Senator shouts at Pete Hegseth as he refuses to answer questions

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth clashed with Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) during a Wednesday hearing over the 2026 budget requests. Ultimately, it devolved into Hegseth laughing at the senator before she elevated her voice.

Slotkin recalled during Hegseth's confirmation hearing that she asked whether he would agree to deploy American soldiers to fire on protesters. At the time, Hegseth called it "hypothetical," despite former Secretary Mark Esper being asked to do the same thing. Hegseth...