{"id":892,"date":"2026-07-02T20:10:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T20:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=892"},"modified":"2026-07-02T20:10:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T20:10:53","slug":"protesters-tried-to-disrupt-hegseths-speech-he-made-them-part-of-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=892","title":{"rendered":"Protesters Tried To Disrupt Hegseth\u2019s Speech. He Made Them Part Of It."},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>WASHINGTON \u2014 War Secretary Pete Hegseth blasted demonstrators protesting outside the Trump administration\u2019s D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force ceremony honoring National Guard troops on Thursday, calling them \u201cingrates\u201d who are \u201cso blinded by ideology\u201d they \u201ccan\u2019t see law and order and common sense.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=890\">Washington Post Panics Over Trump\u2019s July Fourth Fireworks: \u2018Wear An N95 Mask\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>According to<\/span> <span>The Daily Wire\u2019s reporting from Meridian Hill<\/span><span>, protesters gathered outside the ceremony chanting for the National Guard to \u201cgo home\u201d even as administration officials pointed to substantial declines in violent crime and nearly every major crime category since the guard\u2019s deployment.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.mux.com\/Gko5yUTMbmy8hFm9PS4lEV6Kx01KvZqT1?metadata-video-content-type=embed_video&amp;metadata-video-id=e92e30a8-606a-4141-a234-ef16a5dacd5d&amp;metadata-video-stream-type=on-demand&amp;metadata-video-title=2026-07-02%20Meridian%20Hill%20Protests%20DW%20on%20the%20Ground&amp;poster=https%3A%2F%2Fdailywireplus-v2.imgix.net%2Fimages%2Fembedded-videos%2F15f034d7-f5e3-449c-9894-bcf2a9aa54c8.png&amp;autoplay=false&amp;accent-color=%23DB3D3B&amp;primary-color=%23ffffff&amp;secondary-color=%23000000\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;max-width:100%;width:100%;margin:20px auto 5px;border:0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span>Before the ceremony began, protesters<\/span><span>\u00a0chanted \u201cPete Hegseth skips leg day,\u201d \u201cGuard go home,\u201d \u201c86-47,\u201d and \u201cD.C. is a sanctuary, we don\u2019t need the military.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As the crowd grew,<\/span> <span>security personnel could be overheard<\/span><span> discussing streets \u201cflooding with protesters.\u201d Demonstrators blocked surrounding roads, causing traffic backups as horns and emergency sirens sounded. Reporters were told they could not move closer because the area had been deemed unsafe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The disruption delayed the ceremony before Hegseth took the podium and addressed both the soldiers assembled before him and the protesters gathered outside.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThank you for waiting out here in the sun,\u201d Hegseth told members of the National Guard in a video<\/span><span> captured by The Daily Wire<\/span><span>. \u201cI\u2019m to blame. Sorry I had a meeting go long. I never want to make a formation stand out any longer than it has to because I\u2019ve stood in your formation before waiting for somebody to show up so I can get on and do my job.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Hegseth then referenced the chants echoing into the ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIn fact, this background noise this morning is perfect,\u201d Hegseth said. \u201cIt\u2019s the sound of ingrates, of ingratitude, of people who are so blinded by ideology they can\u2019t see law and order and common sense in front of them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing ideological about this group,\u201d he continued. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing political about this exercise.\u201d Instead, Hegseth argued that restoring public safety should transcend politics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=889\">Fetterman Leaves Door Open For Ditching Dems, Reveals \u2018One Thing\u2019 That Would Force Him Out<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cLaw and order is something all Americans deserve. Black, white, rich, poor, man or woman, from D.C. or far-flung places in this country,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Hegseth thanked Guard members who traveled from around the country to assist in Washington and asked attendees to observe a moment of silence of service members killed in the line of duty.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe beautiful thing is when I look out at this group, that\u2019s all of you from all across this great country,\u201d Hegseth said. \u201cYou\u2019re not from Washington, most of you, but this is your capital. And you believe in this 250th year that it should be safe and it should be secure for every single citizen that lives here and every single citizen that comes to visit in this 250th year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Hegseth concluded by contrasting the protesters with the Guard members standing before him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cSee, these ingrates will fade away,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019ll go back to wherever they came from. You will do your job.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Demonstrators continued chanting outside after the ceremony, including calls to \u201cFree D.C.,\u201d \u201cFree Palestine,\u201d and for National Guard troops to leave Washington, according to <span>footage<\/span><span> captured by The Daily Wire. Administration officials say the Guard\u2019s deployment has led to historic reductions in violent crime and other major offenses in the District. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=888\">\u2018Malcolm In The Middle\u2019 Star\u2019s Celebratory Divorce Post Sparks Debate With Michael Knowles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 War Secretary Pete Hegseth blasted demonstrators protesting outside the Trump administration\u2019s D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force ceremony honoring National Guard troops on Thursday, calling them \u201cingrates\u201d who are \u201cso blinded by ideology\u201d they \u201ccan\u2019t see law and order and common sense.\u201dAccording to The Daily Wire\u2019s reporting from Meridian Hill, protesters gathered outside the ceremony chanting for the National Guard to \u201cgo home\u201d even as administration officials pointed to substantial declines in violent crime and nearly every major crime category since the guard\u2019s deployment. Before the ceremony began, protesters\u00a0chanted \u201cPete Hegseth skips leg day,\u201d \u201cGuard go home,\u201d \u201c86-47,\u201d and \u201cD.C. is a sanctuary, we don\u2019t need the military.\u201dAs the crowd grew, security personnel could be overheard discussing streets \u201cflooding with protesters.\u201d Demonstrators blocked surrounding roads, causing traffic backups as horns and emergency sirens sounded. Reporters were told they could not move closer because the area had been deemed unsafe.The disruption delayed the ceremony before Hegseth took the podium and addressed both the soldiers assembled before him and the protesters gathered outside.\u201cThank you for waiting out here in the sun,\u201d Hegseth told members of the National Guard in a video captured by The Daily Wire. \u201cI\u2019m to blame. Sorry I had a meeting go long. I never want to make a formation stand out any longer than it has to because I\u2019ve stood in your formation before waiting for somebody to show up so I can get on and do my job.\u201dHegseth then referenced the chants echoing into the ceremony.\u201cIn fact, this background noise this morning is perfect,\u201d Hegseth said. \u201cIt\u2019s the sound of ingrates, of ingratitude, of people who are so blinded by ideology they can\u2019t see law and order and common sense in front of them.\u201d\u201cThere\u2019s nothing ideological about this group,\u201d he continued. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing political about this exercise.\u201d Instead, Hegseth argued that restoring public safety should transcend politics.\u201cLaw and order is something all Americans deserve. Black, white, rich, poor, man or woman, from D.C. or far-flung places in this country,\u201d he said.Hegseth thanked Guard members who traveled from around the country to assist in Washington and asked attendees to observe a moment of silence of service members killed in the line of duty.\u00a0\u201cThe beautiful thing is when I look out at this group, that\u2019s all of you from all across this great country,\u201d Hegseth said. \u201cYou\u2019re not from Washington, most of you, but this is your capital. And you believe in this 250th year that it should be safe and it should be secure for every single citizen that lives here and every single citizen that comes to visit in this 250th year.\u201dHegseth concluded by contrasting the protesters with the Guard members standing before him.\u201cSee, these ingrates will fade away,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019ll go back to wherever they came from. You will do your job.\u201dDemonstrators continued chanting outside after the ceremony, including calls to \u201cFree D.C.,\u201d \u201cFree Palestine,\u201d and for National Guard troops to leave Washington, according to footage captured by The Daily Wire. Administration officials say the Guard\u2019s deployment has led to historic reductions in violent crime and other major offenses in the District. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":891,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Protesters Tried To Disrupt Hegseth\u2019s Speech. 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Reporters were told they could not move closer because the area had been deemed unsafe.The disruption delayed the ceremony before Hegseth took the podium and addressed both the soldiers assembled before him and the protesters gathered outside.\u201cThank you for waiting out here in the sun,\u201d Hegseth told members of the National Guard in a video captured by The Daily Wire. \u201cI\u2019m to blame. Sorry I had a meeting go long. I never want to make a formation stand out any longer than it has to because I\u2019ve stood in your formation before waiting for somebody to show up so I can get on and do my job.\u201dHegseth then referenced the chants echoing into the ceremony.\u201cIn fact, this background noise this morning is perfect,\u201d Hegseth said. \u201cIt\u2019s the sound of ingrates, of ingratitude, of people who are so blinded by ideology they can\u2019t see law and order and common sense in front of them.\u201d\u201cThere\u2019s nothing ideological about this group,\u201d he continued. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing political about this exercise.\u201d Instead, Hegseth argued that restoring public safety should transcend politics.\u201cLaw and order is something all Americans deserve. Black, white, rich, poor, man or woman, from D.C. or far-flung places in this country,\u201d he said.Hegseth thanked Guard members who traveled from around the country to assist in Washington and asked attendees to observe a moment of silence of service members killed in the line of duty.\u00a0\u201cThe beautiful thing is when I look out at this group, that\u2019s all of you from all across this great country,\u201d Hegseth said. \u201cYou\u2019re not from Washington, most of you, but this is your capital. And you believe in this 250th year that it should be safe and it should be secure for every single citizen that lives here and every single citizen that comes to visit in this 250th year.\u201dHegseth concluded by contrasting the protesters with the Guard members standing before him.\u201cSee, these ingrates will fade away,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019ll go back to wherever they came from. 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