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“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the video was despicable reckless and false and asserted lawmakers were encouraging troops to ignore orders of their Commanders”
The New York Times by Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush, Michael S. Schmidt View original article

Analyzed on 2026-09-25T21:43:11+00:00 · Last updated 2026-09-25

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In a social media post in November, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the video was “despicable, reckless, and false,” and he asserted that the lawmakers, whom he disparaged as the “Seditious Six,” were encouraging troops to “ignore the orders of their Commanders.”

Extracted from: Prosecutors Fail to Bring Charges Against Democrats Involved in Illegal Orders Video , The New York Times

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The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Supports

“In a social media post in November, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the video was “despicable, reckless, and false,” and he asserted that the lawmakers, whom he disparaged as the “Seditious Six,” were encouraging troops to “ignore the orders of their Commanders.””

Prosecutors Fail to Bring Charges Against Democrats Involved in Illegal Orders Video

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Claim ID CLM-998D2CD0
Slug defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-said-the-video-was-despicable-998d2cd0
Origin nytimes.com
Captured 222 d ago
Velocity 0.0/hr
Bias 0.00
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