‘I don’t appreciate the smirk’: Watch Pete Hegseth smack down Senate Dems in glorious fashion

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers remarks at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, during a visit to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. (Official White House photo by Daniel Torok)

Democrats were on the warpath on Wednesday against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who was supposed to be asked about the department’s budget requests.

Instead, he was asked about whether he’d given an order to kill (use lethal force on) Americans.

The senator...