{"id":2390319,"date":"2025-01-14T18:09:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T23:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-pete-hegseth-repeatedly-interrupted-by-protesters-during-confirmation-hearing\/"},"modified":"2025-01-14T18:10:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T23:10:20","slug":"watch-pete-hegseth-repeatedly-interrupted-by-protesters-during-confirmation-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-pete-hegseth-repeatedly-interrupted-by-protesters-during-confirmation-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Pete Hegseth Repeatedly Interrupted by Protesters During Confirmation Hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-pete-hegseth-repeatedly-interrupted-by-protesters-during-confirmation-hearing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2390319&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s \u200bnominee for Secretary of Defense, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mississippi-water-crisis-drags-into-fifth-day\/\" title=\"Mississippi Water Crisis Drags Into Fifth Day\">faced multiple interruptions<\/a> from pro-Palestinian protesters. The\u2064 disruptions began \u2064shortly after Hegseth&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-state-senate-plans-meeting-to-air-complaints-of-voter-fraud\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania State Senate Plans Meeting to Air Complaints of Voter Fraud\">opening statement<\/a> when a man accused him of being a misogynist\u200c and a supporter of \u200dIsraeli \u200dactions in Gaza. This was \u200dfollowed by two <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">women expressing similar sentiments<\/a> about the situation in Gaza, emphasizing issues\u200d like veteran \u200bsuicides \u2063and \u2063homelessness while questioning U.S. military support abroad. Capitol Police removed the protesters \u200bfrom the venue.<\/p>\n<p>Senator tom \u2062Cotton questioned Hegseth regarding his views, asking if he considered himself a Christian\u2063 Zionist. Hegseth acknowledged his support for Israel, asserting that he believes in its\u200b right\u2062 to defend itself, particularly against Hamas. Senate Chairman Roger Wicker\u2063 commended \u2062Hegseth&#8217;s performance\u2063 during the \u2063hearing, describing it\u200b as\u200b a &#8220;magnificent display&#8221; of his knowledge and communication skills. Hegseth&#8217;s confirmation hearing \u2062was marked \u200dby protests, \u200cpointed inquiries, and supportive remarks from\u200d GOP\u2062 senators.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Pete Hegseth &mdash; President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s nominee to lead the Defense Department &mdash; was interrupted multiple times by pro-Palestinian protesters during his opening statement Monday before the Senate Armed Committee.<\/p>\n<p>The first interruption came about two minutes into his remarks, when a man stood up and shouted, &ldquo;You are a misogynist! Not only that, you are a Christian Zionist, and you support the war in Gaza by the Zionists.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Two women later separately stood up and also started yelling about the war in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/large-un-aid-convoy-violently-looted-entering-gaza-somehow-israel-blamed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaza<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Veterans are committing suicide and are homeless, but we send money to bomb children in Gaza,&rdquo; a female protester wearing fatigues said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/hegseth-interrupted-multiple-protesters-during-senate-confirmation-hearing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Capitol Police removed all three protesters from the room.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;THREE protesters are forcibly removed from Pete Hegseth&rsquo;s Secretary of Defense confirmation hearing:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You are a misogynist,&rdquo; one man yelled. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GdwXr7rmkv\">pic.twitter.com\/GdwXr7rmkv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Daily Signal (@DailySignal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailySignal\/status\/1879185275240513972?\">January 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>GOP Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas later noted the first protester would probably call him a Christian Zionist too, since the lawmaker is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/answer-lord-savior-pete-hegseth-lights-media-shows-exactly-trump-chose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian<\/a> who believes Israel has the right to live their ancient homeland.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Do you consider yourself a Christian Zionist?&rdquo; Cotton then asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am a Christian and I robustly support the state of Israel and its existential defense,&rdquo; Hegseth responded.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1IujRoVGiJk?si=JSEgNK61iUycbEl9&amp;start=119\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Do you support Israel&rsquo;s war in Gaza?&rdquo; the senator followed up.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I support Israel destroying and killing every last member of Hamas,&rdquo; replied Hegseth, who did combat tours in Iraq and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-army-100-navy-seals-target-dc-huge-move-ensure-hegseth-confirmed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Afghanistan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Senator Tom Cotton asks Pete Hegseth &ldquo;Do you support Israel&rsquo;s war in Gaza?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pete Hegseth: &ldquo;I support Israel destroying and killing every last member of Hamas.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RKSrxVtU5z\">pic.twitter.com\/RKSrxVtU5z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EYakoby\/status\/1879199280927498752?\">January 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi described Hegseth&rsquo;s performance overall Monday as a &ldquo;tour de force&rdquo; and a &ldquo;triumph.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RogerWicker?\">@RogerWicker<\/a>: &ldquo;I think it was a magnificent display of his knowledge and his ability to communicate &mdash; his leadership abilities &mdash; and I feel very good about this hearing today. I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t think it could have gone any better.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wOE94u4LGm\">pic.twitter.com\/wOE94u4LGm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1879244133342294219?\">January 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it was a magnificent display of his knowledge and his ability to communicate &mdash; his leadership abilities &mdash; and I feel very good about this hearing today,&rdquo; Wicker said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think it could have gone any better.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The first disruption occurred about two minutes into his speech when a man yelled, &#8220;You are a misogynist! You are also a Christian Zionist who supports the war in Gaza.&#8221; Later, two women also stood up to voice their concerns about the conflict in Gaza. One protester in military fatigues stated, &#8220;Veterans are committing suicide and are homeless while we send money to bomb children in Gaza,&#8221; according to Fox News. Capitol Police subsequently removed all three individuals from the hearing. <\/p>\n<p>GOP Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas remarked that the first protester would likely label him a Christian Zionist as well since he is a Christian who believes Israel has the right to its homeland. Cotton then asked Hegseth if he considered himself a Christian Zionist, to which Hegseth affirmed his strong support for Israel&#8217;s defense against Hamas during their exchange.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker praised Hegseth&#8217;s performance as impressive and effective, stating it showcased his knowledge and leadership skills and expressing satisfaction with how the hearing unfolded<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2390320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Hegseth-hearing-protester.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[45014,44930,32603,4007,48514],"class_list":["post-2390319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-confirmation-hearing","tag-pete-hegseth","tag-political-news","tag-protesters","tag-video-highlights"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Hegseth-hearing-protester.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2390319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2390319"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2390319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2390323,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2390319\/revisions\/2390323"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2390320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2390319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2390319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2390319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}