Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brutally shut down a reporter’s question about an “underqualified” replacement for the ousted chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CQ Brown. Hegseth was enjoying some small talk with Saudi Defense Minister Khalid Bin Salman and his delegation Monday afternoon in the Pentagon,

President Donald Trump’s new Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, bristled at a question from a reporter about the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s lack of experience on Monday, according to a video posted on X by CSPAN.

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has brutally shut down a reporter after being questioned about his staffing. The interaction came during a diplomatic meeting between American and Saudi officials. Mr Hegseth was asked by a reporter about his recent selection for the next Joint Chiefs of Staff.