Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth’s opening comments were interrupted by multiple protesters Tuesday morning who were removed from the hearing room by Capitol police.

As Hegseth pitched his agenda to remake the military to be “warrior focused,” an older man in the back of the room shouted, “You are a misogynist! You are a Christian fascist,” before being removed.

A female protester wearing camouflage followed by jumping up and screaming that her father “had committed suicide after his service and you’re sending money to bomb babies. Every veteran in here needs to speak up.”

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