Pentagon Chief Booed at Arlington Veterans Day Event

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was booed by attendees at an Arlington National Cemetery Veterans Day event on Wednesday, shortly after President Donald Trump introduced him on stage. The boos followed Hegseth's recent survival of a GOP-led impeachment effort in the House, which failed by a vote of 211-204. Trump defended Hegseth, calling him a "great American patriot," while critics, including incoming House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries, vowed to continue the impeachment fight. Hegseth, a former Fox host, has faced scrutiny over his "warrior ethos" military overhaul amid the ongoing Iran conflict. Eleven Democrats did not attend the vote, and eight more votes would have passed the impeachment motion.


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