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Protesters shout down Hegseth at Army event in DC

Demonstrators interrupted the Defense Secretary's panel on Project Agincourt and autonomous weapons at the Army's annual meeting; the weapons debate got an audience, just not the planned one.

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on BBN Newsroom
Published 11:45 AM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Photo: The Pentagon — Photo: U.S. Navy photo · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by Fox News: “Foul-mouthed anti-war protesters repeatedly derail Hegseth's remarks at Army event in DC”, with reporting from The Daily Caller.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 11:45 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
Topics: Pete Hegseth, D.C..
BBN covered this story before: Hegseth to discuss future of autonomous warfare at Army meeting (October 14).

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Fox NewsFoul-mouthed anti-war protesters repeatedly derail Hegseth's remarks at Army event in DC
The Daily Caller‘You’re A War Criminal!’ Protesters Scream At Hegseth During Army Conference In DC

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorProtesters repeatedly interrupted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this morning at the Army's annual meeting in Washington, shouting "war criminal" and "coward" from the audience.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe was there to talk about the future of autonomous weapons, a panel built around something called Project Agincourt, and Fox News says the remarks were derailed more than once.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe Daily Caller reports one protester also shouted a Nazi comparison, and the shouting kept coming back each time he tried to pick up his thread.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOur Lola Cruz was outside that convention hall earlier, where the crowd was mostly lanyards and the Pentagon was talking about modernizing amid leadership changes.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorInside, the question on the table is how much decision-making machines should get in future wars, and clearly some people in the room wanted that argument held out loud.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Pentagon hasn't said how the panel was affected beyond the interruptions, so we'll leave the rest of the rhetoric to the people shouting it.