Pete Hegseth's was interrupted by protesters heckling "war criminal!" as he attended a Pentagon hearing on Thursday (April 30). The US Defense Secretary was testifying for the second day before congressional leaders as the Trump administration official faces heightened scrutiny over the Iran war and the Pentagon's budget.

A protester was dragged out of a Senate hearing on Thursday after interrupting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's opening statement, calling him a "war criminal."

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth melted down so badly during his congressional hearing on Wednesday that even the committee’s Republican chairman had to calm him down. As the self-styled “Secretary of War,

A U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth faced disruption during a Senate hearing. A protester shouted accusations, calling him a war criminal. Security removed the individual. The incident highlights public anger over foreign policy.

Senator Jack Reed says at hearing that defense secretary failed to give Trump accurate picture of war in Iran

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) pressed Defense Secretary Hegseth about a previous remark he made during a Senate hearing Thursday

Rep. Abraham Hamadeh suggested on Wednesday that the Department of Defense could trigger a revolution in Iran if it airdrops leaflets with President Donald Trump's Truth Social posts on them.