Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dropped a truth bomb on Democratic Rep. Betty McCollum, and she may need some time to recover.
Hegseth sat before the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee to defend President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy Marines to Los Angeles, and naturally, the Democrats on the committee took up an oppositional stance. McCollum even tried to use her shared history with Hegseth to explain why such action is utterly unnecessary. Unfortunately for the representative, Hegseth wasn’t in the mood to play that game.
Watch:
HOLY SMOKES—@SecDef Pete Hegseth just dropped the HAMMER on on Democrat Betty McCollum!
MCCOLLUM: “We’re both from Minnesota. I was in the Twin Cities during the riots that followed the murder of George Floyd. Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets for days…At… pic.twitter.com/sbuKUE8xgr
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) June 10, 2025
“Mr. Secretary, we’re both from Minnesota. I was in the Twin Cities during the riots that followed the murder of George Floyd. Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets for days. Governor [Tim] Walz made the decision to call up the Minnesota National Guard. At no point did we need, the citizens of Minnesota request, the Marines to be deployed,” she said, claiming that “state and local law enforcement” had the situation under control with the assistance of the guard.
Hegseth seemed to remember that time period a little differently.
“You are right. We are both originally from Minnesota. Which is why I recall 2020 quite well, when Governor Walz abandoned a police precinct and allowed it to be burned to the ground. And also allowed five days of chaos to occur inside the streets of Minneapolis!” he said, as McCollum attempted to interrupt him.
Watch the full video, which is somehow even better, here:
FULL VIDEO: She was so flustered that she literally ended her questioning! pic.twitter.com/bi1FcMXCNf
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) June 10, 2025
X users went crazy over the clip:
“Oh no, you’re making sense, I must interrupt you!”
— Dan Phillips (inspired by a largely true story) (@BibChr) June 10, 2025
How did Congress arrange this hearing so promptly? When they want it, they show they’re actually capable of moving at lightning speed!
— JKash MAGA Queen (@JKash000) June 10, 2025
And didn’t Walz’s wife love the smell of burning rubber I seem to remember.
— Linda Bills (@Bi35912376Bills) June 10, 2025
A basic rule of life….Avoid asking questions you’re not going to like the answer to…
— J A Fuller (@hanginout55) June 10, 2025
I am starting to wonder if we live in different worlds.
Does MCCOLLUM really think that the looting and destruction in Minnesota was okay, and that norm is perfectly acceptable?— Thoughtful Simplicity (@Thoughtful1948) June 10, 2025
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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