This short episode is a single, uninterrupted clip from a congressional hearing featuring a defence budget discussion and multiple audience disruptions. A protester interrupts early, shouting “STOP BOMBING OUR CHILDREN IN IRAN AND PALESTINE” and calling it “illegal”. The chair instructs the secretary to pause proceedings “until order is restored”, noting the witness has already been “interrupted twice”, and restarts the timing clock once the room is brought back to order.
When the witness resumes, he frames the budget debate in terms of overall national defence funding, stating that “1.5 trillion is what the president seeks and what we need to defend the country”. He argues against relying on “one-off supplementals” for what he calls “long-term strategic dominance”, before being interrupted again. As disruptions continue, the chair repeatedly calls for order. Near the end of the clip, the secretary asks Capitol Police to remove those “seeking to disrupt the hearing”, praising the officers’ “professionalism”.
The segment contains no additional evidence or documentation beyond the live exchange; the protesters’ claims are presented as shouted assertions, while the official remarks focus on budget justification and maintaining order in the hearing room.
Pete Hegseth recalls telling Capitol Police to remove people disrupting a congressional hearing as he spoke in support of a $1.5 trillion defence budget request. The exchange followed protesters’ shouts that prompted the chair to pause proceedings until order was restored.
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