"Would you shoot peaceful protestors?" Pete Hegseth refuses to say "no" when asked (video)

Jun 18, 2025

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Image: LA - June 2, 2020. National Guard troops during march against police violence over death of George Floyd; Hayk_Shalunts / shutterstock.com

Sen. Mazie Hirono asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if he would "shoot peaceful protestors in the legs" if Donald Trump asked him to. The question on the House floor this morning was straightforward enough, …

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