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'I will punch someone in the face!' Republican goes berserk over Hegseth impeachment move
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reacts to a question as he and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Air Force General Dan Caine participate in a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing on President Donald Trump’s FY2027 budget request for the Department of Defense, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 12, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
The House Fled the Vote While Van Orden Offered His Fists
Power Pulled the Plug
The central fact is not Derrick Van Orden’s profanity. It is Speaker Mike Johnson’s decision to send the House home before members could vote on…
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