At the Senate Democratic leaders' weekly press briefing, Chuck Schumer says Hegseth defied Congress, concealed the sacrifice of service members and is "utterly unfit to lead the Defense Department." He says he supports a Senate trial and tells Republicans to choose between loyalty to Trump and the country they swore an oath to protect.
The receipt
- Who
- Chuck Schumer
- Where
- briefing - Senate Democratic leaders' weekly press briefing
- Original footage
- Forbes Breaking News · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 49 seconds, unedited within the cut
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- 431 on Instagram
Read the transcript
Hexeth defied Congress, concealed the sacrifice of our service members, and showed himself to be utterly unfit to lead the Defense Department or to protect our soldiers. America needs a serious Secretary of Defense, not a want -to -be warlord. Republicans need to listen to the American people, end this war, put Pete Hexeth on trial before the Senate. I support a trial in the Senate for Hexeth. And this is bigger than just party loyalty, bigger than allegiance to Trump. It's about our national security, our service member's security, and of course our Constitution. It's time for Republicans to decide where their loyalty lies. With Trump or with the country they swore an oath to protect.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.