Hegseth’s group reprimanded for laughing during Veterans Day honoring at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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The conduct occurred at Arlington National Cemetery during a ceremony to honor unidentified fallen US service members

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Members of an entourage traveling with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were publicly called out for laughing and taking selfies during a Veterans Day visit to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, as reported by CNN.

Hegseth was posing for photos in front of the monument with his wife, Jennifer, chief of staff Ricky Buria, deputy chief of staff Patrick Weaver and senior adviser Tami Radabaugh following a ceremony attended by President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

An on-duty guards stopped his patrol and issued a stern warning over the noise: "All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times!"

The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Independent regarding the incident at the sacred site, where a guard from the 3rd Infantry Regiment has stood watch continuously since 1948.

The cemetery incident comes during a tumultuous week for the defense secretary, who narrowly escaped an impeachment vote in the House of Representatives on Tuesday night. The effort to advance articles of impeachment over unapproved military actions in Iran and the Caribbean was defeated 211–204 after 11 House Democrats failed to cast their votes due to a Washington traffic jam.

The missed vote drew criticism from fellow Democrats and progressive commentators toward the absent members and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

"This is a major Hakeem Jeffries fail," wrote political commentator Krystal Ball on social media. "You could have impeached the war criminal Pete Hegseth but Dems didn't show up to vote."

Progressive journalist Mehdi Hasan added, "Please pick a different Speaker, Dems. Please," while Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed criticized his colleagues on CNN, saying, "You should show up and do your job."

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