Hegseth also decried unlawful military orders in unearthed 2016 speech

Hegseth’s remarks echo the video posted on social media last month by Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) and five fellow Democratic ...

Hegseth 2016 comments on not following ‘unlawful orders’ surface: ‘There’s a standard’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who is facing heat over a strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, said in 2016 that ...

In 2016 video, Hegseth says US troops ‘won’t follow unlawful orders’ from the president

Hegseth described the refusal of illegal commands as part of the military’s ethos — a message he now condemns Democrats for spreading.

Pete Hegseth, in a 2016 talk, cited the same military law as the lawmakers he’s now calling seditious

U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, from Chester County, and Sen. Mark Kelly, from Arizona, were among a group of lawmakers urging members of the military to “refuse illegal orders." ...