The person many regard as the dumbest senator in America ended up red-faced after trying to humiliate the nation’s secretary of defense with an inane question at a congressional hearing on Wednesday.
As NBC News reported, Pete Hegseth testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee regarding the Pentagon’s budget request.
During the hearing, he was hit with multiple questions regarding the Iran-Israel conflict and military deployments in Los Angeles. The latter became particularly fiery once dim-witted Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) got her chance to interrogate the defense secretary.
Hirono decided to try to humiliate Hegseth with a sick question designed to paint Trump as a tyrannical dictator, implying that he wanted protesters to get shot for exercising their First Amendment rights.
Of course, force would be justifiable if said agitators decided to assault law enforcement, which has consistently happened in riots all over the country.
“If ordered by the President to shoot peaceful protesters in the legs, would you carry out such an order?” Hirono inquired.
Hegseth was ready, though, and promptly swatted Hirono aside.
“Senator, as I have said before, of course, I reject the premise of your question,” Hegseth replied. “And the characterization that I would be given unlawful orders, it’s all meant to smear the commander in chief, and I won’t fall for it.
That’s how it’s done.
WATCH:
Secretary Hegseth smacks down Senator Hirono’s INSANE line of questioning:
. @SecDef Senator, as I have said before, I reject the premise of your question. The characterization that I would be given or are given unlawful orders, it’s all meant to SMEAR the commander in chief,… pic.twitter.com/p8LAlpiAGv
— DOD Rapid Response (@DODResponse) June 18, 2025
Hegseth also left Hirono dismayed after she demanded to know whether he would follow a court ruling that said sending federal troops (Marines, for example) into America’s cities was illegal.
After Hegseth pointed out that the ruling was still pending, he stated that district courts should not determine national security policy and that the administration would decide once it reached the Supreme Court.
. @SecDef “I don’t believe district courts should be determining national security policy.” pic.twitter.com/DEBwjVaB5d
— DOD Rapid Response (@DODResponse) June 18, 2025
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