Trump Pick Pete Hegseth Won’t Say If He’d Refuse Order to Shoot Protesters
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During testimony in the United States Senate on Tuesday, Pete Hegseth, former Fox News personality turned president-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Defense, refused to answer a question regarding whether he’d follow an order from Trump to shoot at demonstrators. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) cited past assertions from former Defense Secretary Mark Esper…