Hegseth in 2016: US troops ‘won’t follow unlawful orders’

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Hegseth in 2016: US troops ‘won’t follow unlawful orders’

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told an audience in a previously unreported 2016 video that the US military “won’t follow unlawful orders from their commander in chief,” and described the refusal of illegal commands as a part of the military’s ethos and standards — a message he now condemns Democrats for spreading.

Date: December 3, 2025