Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth faces hecklers, interruptions at annual Army expo
Security escorted out six protesters after repeated interruptions forced several pauses in Hegseth’s autonomous warfare panel, reporters said.
- On Wednesday, Oct. 14, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke at the AUSA Annual Meeting in Washington, where anti-war protesters repeatedly interrupted his discussion on autonomous warfare.
- The panel, titled "Project Agincourt: Autonomous Warfare," gathered senior defense officials at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center to examine the military's approach to autonomous systems.
- Demonstrators shouted about genocide and held "No War With Iran" banners, with one protester calling Hegseth a "war criminal" while others questioned military profits from conflicts.
- Security escorted six protesters out after they halted the panel four times in five minutes, while Hegseth continued speaking and quipped, "She thinks highly of me."
- The administration has faced criticism over its support for Israel in Gaza and expanded military campaigns against Iran, which Hegseth and President Donald Trump claim eliminate regional threats.
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Protesters derailed a Washington, D.C., panel featuring U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, calling him a “war criminal” and a “Nazi.”Six people interrupted the speakers at various points during the beginning of the roughly hour-long panel, which was part of the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting. They shouted condemnations of the U.S. war with Iran and referenced the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. “You’re not a warrior, y…
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