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War Secretary Pete Hegseth's headline appearance at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) conference in Washington, D.C., was repeatedly interrupted by anti-war protesters on Wednesday.
At least five times during the first half hour of a panel, demonstrators shouted insults at the Pentagon chief, including calling him a "war criminal," a "coward," and a "fucking Nazi," in protest of the Iran war.
Hegseth initially responded to the disruptions with chuckles and sarcastic remarks. After one outburst, he quipped, "She thinks highly of me," which drew brief applause from the crowd.
As the interruptions continued, his reactions became shorter and more irritated. He described the disruptions as a "semi-coordinated" attack, noting that protesters emerged one by one from the audience.
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