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| California Dem tells Hegseth he's an 'embarrassment' to the US, should 'get the hell out' of the DOD |
| 2025-06-13 |
| [FoxNews] A California Democrat told Pete Hegseth on Thursday that he is an "embarrassment" to the United States and should "get the hell out" of the Department of Defense after the secretary chided the lawmaker for a "silly question" he asked during a House hearing. The outburst from Rep. Salud Carbajal was immediately followed by a call for decorum as lawmakers from the House Armed Services Committee were questioning Hegseth about the Department of Defense's Fiscal Year 2026 budget request. Tensions started escalating on Capitol Hill as Carbajal asked Hegseth a series of yes or no questions, beginning with the deployment of the National Guard and U.S. Marines in Los Angeles to quell the unrest generated by anti-ICE protests. "Let's call it for what it is. It's political theater. Hegseth, are the Marines in Los Angeles ordered to protect property by any means necessary?" Carbajal asked him. "Sir, I would say the ICE officers and police officers being attacked is not political theater," he responded, before Carbajal cut him off and said "just yes or no?" "The National Guard and Marines have the full authority to protect federal ICE agents," Hegseth continued. "Yes or no? Can you just say yes or no? This isn't Fox anymore. Just yes or no," Carbajal said. At one point, Carbajal told Hegseth that "Kindergartners can give me a yes or no" and asked him, "Do you think political allegiance to Trump is a requirement for serving our nation, either in uniform or a civilian in the department?" "Congressman, you know what a silly question that is," Hegseth responded. "You know what? I'm not going to waste my time anymore. You're not worthy of my attention or my questions. You're an embarrassment to this country. You're unfit to lead. And there's been bipartisan members of Congress that have called for your resignation. You should just get the hell out and let somebody competently lead this department," Carbajal concluded. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #2 That miserable fuq is my legislator. I live in a wondrous purgatory. "God is happy, msabu. He plays with us." |
| Posted by: Cured Romantic 2025-06-13 21:52 |
| #1 Rep. Salud Carbajal is a childish mental midget. So get the hell out of government and out of our country, dickhead. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2025-06-13 01:31 |