{"id":2449489,"date":"2025-06-19T16:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T20:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-she-blaspheme-video-shows-dem-senators-furious-response-when-hegseth-brings-up-bible-at-hearing\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T16:03:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T20:03:52","slug":"did-she-blaspheme-video-shows-dem-senators-furious-response-when-hegseth-brings-up-bible-at-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-she-blaspheme-video-shows-dem-senators-furious-response-when-hegseth-brings-up-bible-at-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Did She Blaspheme? Video Shows Dem. Senator&#8217;s Furious Response When Hegseth Brings up Bible at 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\">32<\/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%2Fdid-she-blaspheme-video-shows-dem-senators-furious-response-when-hegseth-brings-up-bible-at-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=2449489&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>The article discusses a recent exchange during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing involving Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Senator Elissa Slotkin. Senator Slotkin questioned Hegseth about whether he had authorized the military to use lethal force against unarmed protesters amidst meaningful protests against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-limits-arrest-of-illegal-immigrants-at-courthouses\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Limits Arrest of Illegal Immigrants at Courthouses\">immigration enforcement actions<\/a>. She referenced former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper&#8217;s claims from his memoir, in which he stated he refused to follow orders from President Trump to use such force during the George Floyd protests. Hegseth responded dismissively, cautioning her against believing everything she reads, except for the Bible, which drew a frustrated reaction from slotkin. The article critiques the reception of Biblical references in political discussions,suggesting that while Democrats advocate for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-has-officially-gone-gender-crazy\/\" title=\"Congress Has Officially Gone Gender Crazy\">religious tolerance<\/a>,they draw the line when the Bible is cited as the ultimate authority.  <\/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>Nothing provokes the left like invocations of the Bible as the holy word of God and the truth.<\/p>\n<p>During a hearing held Wednesday by the Senate Armed Services Committee on the Department of Defense budget request for the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >upcoming fiscal year<\/a>, Secretary of Defense <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-senator-mazie-hirono-gets-called-lying-pete-hegseth-told-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pete Hegseth<\/a> produced a viral moment with Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin when the senator was using her allotted time for questioning.<\/p>\n<p>Slotkin asked Hegseth whether he had given an order that the military was allowed to use lethal force against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-independent-journalist-tayler-hansen-a-riot-that-turned-deadly-what-i-witnessed-at-the-us-capitol-riot\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Independent Journalist Tayler Hansen: A Riot that Turned Deadly, What I Witnessed at the US Capitol Riot\">unarmed protestors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The line of questioning came amid widespread protests and violent rioting across the country in recent weeks in response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids to deport illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>The issue of lethal force came up when Slotkin brought up former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, who claimed in his 2022 memoir, &ldquo;A Sacred Oath,&rdquo; that while serving under President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mocked-trumps-creation-just-cleared-1-national-debt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> from June 2019 through November 2020, he refused to use lethal force against protesters despite Trump&rsquo;s insistence during the 2020 George Floyd riots.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Have you given the order that they [the military] can use lethal force? I want the answer to be no. Please tell me it&rsquo;s no,&rdquo; Slotkin said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Have you given the order?&rdquo; She asked.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xGQatc-FIVo?si=luvojFiApM3Orerw&amp;start=9312\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Senator, I&rsquo;d be careful what you read in books and believing it,&rdquo; Hegseth told her, referring to Esper&rsquo;s claims about Trump&rsquo;s conduct in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Except for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/totally-different-nfl-team-introduces-bible-study-training-camp-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bible<\/a>,&rdquo; the secretary added.<\/p>\n<p>Slotkin&rsquo;s response to Hegseth was a frustrated groans, followed by a disgusted utterance, &ldquo;Oh, my god!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Is this a blasphemous reaction from Slotkin?<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s doubtful whether the senator really cares.<\/p>\n<p>Focus on the real issue when it comes to invocations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-hundreds-police-raid-religious-compound-search-filipino-preacher-wanted-child-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jesus Christ<\/a> or the Bible in the political arena.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats love religious tolerance, but when the Bible is mentioned as the true word of God, they insist that&rsquo;s too far.<\/p>\n<p>Whenever the left appropriates Christ&rsquo;s life for political ends, they label him a socialist and try to invoke his teachings to preach tolerance of degenerate, evil behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth did not give us a sermon, just a friendly reminder that man &mdash; in this case, Esper &mdash; is fallible, whereas there is only one indisputable authority.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps if Hegseth had mentioned the Quran or some other text, the senator&rsquo;s reaction would have been different.<\/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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During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of Defense&#8217;s budget request for the upcoming fiscal year, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth created a notable moment with Michigan Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin. While questioning Hegseth, Slotkin inquired if he had authorized military use of lethal force against unarmed protesters. This question arose amid recent nationwide protests and riots linked to Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions aimed at deporting undocumented immigrants. The topic of lethal force was prompted by Slotkin referencing former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, who stated in his 2022 memoir that he resisted using lethal force against protesters during his tenure under President Trump, despite Trump&#8217;s pressure during the George Floyd protests.<\/p>\n<p>Slotkin pressed Hegseth for a clear answer: &#8220;Have you given the order that they [the military] can use lethal force? I want it to be no.&#8221; In response, Hegseth cautioned her about believing everything she reads in books, alluding to Esper&#8217;s account regarding Trump&#8217;s actions in 2020. He added humorously, &#8220;Except for the Bible.&#8221; Slotkin reacted with visible frustration and disbelief.<\/p>\n<p>This incident raises questions about how references to religious texts are perceived in political discourse. While Democrats advocate for religious tolerance, they often push back when biblical references are presented as absolute truth. When left-leaning individuals invoke Christ&#8217;s teachings for political purposes, they tend to label him as a socialist while promoting acceptance of behaviors they deem unacceptable. Hegseth merely reminded everyone that human beings can err while only one authority is infallible-perhaps if he had mentioned another religious text instead of the Bible or Quran, Slotkin&#8217;s reaction might have differed significantly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2449490,"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\/06\/Hegseth-vs.-Slotkin.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[11358,37534,5894,10248,48508],"class_list":["post-2449489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-blasphemy","tag-media-response","tag-politics","tag-religion","tag-senate-hearing"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hegseth-vs.-Slotkin.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449489","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=2449489"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2449494,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449489\/revisions\/2449494"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2449490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2449489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2449489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2449489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}