Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, accompanied by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, right, speaks during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
"Sir, I would say the ICE officers and police officers being attacked is not political theater," he responded, before Carbajal cut him off and said "just yes or no?"
"The National Guard and Marines have the full authority to protect federal ICE agents," Hegseth continued.
"Yes or no? Can you just say yes or no? This isn't Fox anymore. Just yes or no," Carbajal said.
At one point, Carbajal told Hegseth that "Kindergartners can give me a yes or no" and asked him "Do you think political allegiance to Trump is a requirement for serving our nation, either in uniform or a civilian in the department?"
"Congressman, you know what a silly question that is," Hegseth responded.
"You know what? I'm not going to waste my time anymore. You're not worthy of my attention or my questions. You're an embarrassment to this country. You're unfit to lead. And there's been bipartisan members of Congress that have called for your resignation. You should just get the hell out and let somebody competently lead this department," Carbajal concluded.
HEGSETH SPARS WITH SENATE DEMOCRATS OVER MARINE DEPLOYMENT TO LOS ANGELES ANTI-ICE RIOTS
U.S. National Guard are deployed around downtown Los Angeles, on Sunday, June 8, 2025, following an immigration raid protest the night before. (AP/Eric Thayer)
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Hegseth also told lawmakers on Capitol Hill that "we applaud allies who are stepping up, but others need to do more, and they need to do it quickly and at the NATO heads of state meeting later this month, we expect our NATO allies to commit to 5% of GDP on defense and defense related investments, something that was almost inconceivable before President Trump led the charge in his first administration and continues in this one."
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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