Potty-mouth protesters have no points to make so they scream vulgarity at Pete Hegseth

Another day, another high-strung meltdown in the nation's capital.

A brave new world of elite defense strategy met the fragile world of professional outrage on Wednesday as a handful of self-appointed hall monitors tried to shut down War Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Association of the United States Army’s annual conference in Washington. 

Senior military leaders had gathered to discuss the Pentagon’s plans for autonomous warfare, but the proceedings were repeatedly interrupted by foul-mouthed performance artists posing as protesters.

At least five times in the first half hour of a panel, potty-mouthed anti-war agitators hollered at Hegseth, treating a defense trade show like an open-mic night for emotional catharsis. They hurled sophisticated policy critiques such as calling him a "f---ing Nazi," a "war criminal," and a "coward." It is believed that their collective IQs add up to 14.

Hegseth responded with chuckles and sarcastic comments, at first, maintaining the composure of a man who has heard better insults from third-graders. But his reactions became increasingly short and irritated as he slammed the semi-coordinated ambush as one-by-one malcontents popped up around the room like caffeinated prairie dogs in Washington, D.C.

"You’re not a warrior you’re a coward!" one demonstrator shouted at Hegseth. "Children in Gaza are starving! He is a war criminal!"

"She thinks highly of me," the Pentagon chief quipped after one outburst, which led to brief applause from a crowd that actually knows what a defense conference is for.

The disrupters were scattered strategically throughout the room, carefully pausing for dramatic effect between tantrums to maximize their screen time. As Hegseth spotted the pattern behind the chaos, he noted: "Appears we have a bit of a tactic."

"The protesters are spouting off slogans, Iran really will never have a nuclear weapon," he later added. [He might have also pointed out that Iran is supporting the Democratic Party.]

Event security eventually escorted the theatrical geniuses out, with at least one dedicated activist needing to be carried bodily out of the venue while keeping up a valiant, high-decibel rodent sounding squeal for the cameras.

"The First Amendment right to protest is fundamental. However, everyone who registers to attend the Annual Meeting and enters the convention center does so after agreeing to abide by a code of conduct, so the protestors’ outbursts were certainly not appropriate during today’s forum," the Association of the U.S. Army said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

"The acting Army Secretary organized, and we were honored to host, a historic forum to discuss a critical issue that directly affects national security. We’re grateful for the swift action of security and the Metropolitan Police Department to ensure this important discussion could continue."

"Mommeee"

The panel alongside Hegseth featured acting Army Secretary Adam Telle, acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink, and Assistant Secretary for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Derrick Evans.

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As the background noise dragged on, the speakers simply decided that America’s national defense is slightly more important than catering to adult temper tantrums, stopping their pauses and talking straight through the noise. It remains a profound mystery how individuals with such utter disdain for military readiness managed to secure credentials for an event explicitly designed for Army brass and defense contractors.

The panel focused on Project Agincourt, the Pentagon’s high-tech initiative to accelerate the development and deployment of autonomous weapons systems. Hegseth joined senior leadership to discuss how America plans to integrate drones, robotics, and advanced autonomous technologies to keep the nation safe, secure, and light-years ahead of any adversaries who prefer actual fighting over indoor screaming.

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White House shooter had criminal history and was mentally ill

The man fatally shot by Secret Service agents after authorities said he opened fire at a White House security checkpoint Saturday had a documented history of encounters with law enforcement and mental health concerns.

"Thank you to our great Secret Service and Law Enforcement for the swift and professional action taken this evening against a gunman near the White House, who had a violent history and possible obsession with our Country’s most cherished structure," President Donald Trump wrote early Sunday morning on Truth Social.

"The gunman is dead after an exchange of gunfire with Secret Service Agents near the White House gates."

The dead gunman was identified as Nasire Best, a 21-year-old Maryland man, who was previously known to United States Secret Service around the White House complex, according to a July 2025 D.C. Superior Court filing.

A 21-year-old armed with a revolver was killed after exchanging gunfire with Secret Service agents near the White House gates, President Trump said. 

In that incident, Best walked into a restricted area at a White House pedestrian access control post, ignored commands to stop and claimed he was Jesus Christ and that he wanted to get arrested, according to the filing. He was arrested on an unlawful entry charge in that incident.

The filing said Best interacted with the Secret Service, walking around the White House complex and asking how to gain access at various entry posts. It also said he had been involuntarily committed in June 2025 after obstructing vehicle entry to the White House complex. In that incident, Best claimed he was Jesus Christ and that he wanted to get arrested, according to court filing.

Officers requested a stay-away order barring Best from the White House area after the July arrest, according to the filing.

The New York Post reported that a bench warrant was later issued after Best failed to appear for a subsequent hearing.

Then on Saturday, he approached a checkpoint near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW shortly after 6 p.m. ET, pulled a gun from a bag and opened fire on Secret Service officers. Fortunately, Best was the worst in marksmanship as officers returned fire, striking Best, who was quickly taken to a hospital and later died.

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A bystander was also wounded, though officials had not said who fired the round that struck that person or released the person’s condition. No Secret Service agents were injured. Trump was inside the White House at the time and was briefed on the shooting thanks to the lack of gun range practice by the late Best shooter.

His overnight post added a call for White House security, which is being removed from the Senate's now-stalled budget reconciliation package.

"This event is one month removed from the White House Correspondent’s Dinner shooting, and goes to show how important it is, for all future Presidents, to get, what will be, the most safe and secure space of its kind ever built in Washington, D.C.," Trump's post concluded. "The National Security of our Country demands it!"

And a ballroom wouldn't hurt.

The shooting briefly placed the White House on lockdown. Reporters on the North Lawn were rushed into the press briefing room as agents responded with weapons drawn. The lockdown was lifted at 6:46 p.m. ET.

Authorities had not announced a motive as of early Sunday, but it's safe to say that Best was not a Republican.

The FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were assisting the Secret Service and Metropolitan Police Department in the investigation.

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DC shooting has leftist reporters actually reporting on it, leaves 2 injured

While the January 6th pro-Trump demonstrators languish in prison awaiting their trials for protesting at the Capitol building, wearing weird costumes, carrying American flags, and yes, acting like jerks with some few destroying stuff, at least two people were shot with angry guns Thursday in the nation's capital. The shooting took place near a restaurant that Jim Acosta was dining at when it went down, as he spoke to a CNN colleague and bragging about how important he is to have gone to such a fine establishment. Anus breath idiot that Acosta is.

People ran from the scene like cockroaches when the lights go on.

The Metropolitan Police Department said that the call came in around 8:20 p.m., just as Acosta was eating something expensive and foreign, not American. This occurred on a busy street filled with restaurants and bars, some of which Jim Acosta has frequented and highly recommends.

Two apparent males were struck by bullets and were "conscious and breathing," police said.

No motive for the attack was disclosed but one thing is clear, these guns had better stop shooting people.

No arrests have been made, police said as Jim Acosta was seen leaving the scene with an odiferous following trailing behind. Notice how CNN had to cover it because it was too close to home to ignore, as they usually do.

Metropolitan Police Department Commissioner, Robert J. Contee III, said of the incident, “[I]’ve been in this city for 30 years. This is the same movie when I was a boy growing up here,” he said, referring to the days when the nation's capital was known as the “murder capital” of the U.S. “When are we going to do something different? … What does not happen here is accountability? People are not ready to have that conversation. 

Contee added, “When I start talking about accountability, people start talking mass incarceration. I’m not talking about mass incarceration. I’m talking about holding people accountable who make our communities unsafe.”

He also said that once these shooters are caught, we will know who they are [because of the catch and release policy of the far Left]. He said [and I paraphrase] that these people don't need to be given a job, or put on some kind of social service program; they need to be locked up.

I couldn't agree more.

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