Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth clashed with Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) on the Senate Armed Services Committee over whether he would follow orders for the military to shoot American protesters if they were handed down by President Donald Trump.

US: Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said at a Senate hearing on Wednesday that "we'll see" if the Trump administration will follow the Supreme Court's decision on military deployment in U.S. cities. Hegseth was testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee about the Pentagon's budget request on Wednesday,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine testified Wednesday before the Senate Armed Forces Committee.