‘Dude, Just Answer!’: Slotkin Destroys Hegseth Over ‘Fake Iran Win’, Midterm Military Action
A fiery showdown erupted at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing between Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and US War Secretary Pete Hegseth. Slotkin pressed Hegseth to give a clear answer on whether he would obey an order from Donald Trump to deploy troops to seize ballots or voting machines—something Trump has publicly said he regretted not doing after the 2020 election. Hegseth dismissed the line of questioning as hypothetical, triggering a sharp response from Slotkin: “It’s not a hypothetical… just answer.” She warned against any move to involve the military in elections, calling it unprecedented and a threat to constitutional norms. The clash escalated as Hegseth countered with accusations against the previous administration, which Slotkin rejected—clarifying that National Guard deployments were state-controlled, not federal military actions. The heated exchange underscores growing political tensions in the US over election integrity, military authority, and the boundaries of executive power ahead of upcoming elections.
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