A viral video shows US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth clashing with lawmaker Sara Jacobs after she questioned Donald Trump’s mental stability in Congress. Hegseth defended Trump, calling him an “incredible commander-in-chief”, while refusing a direct answer. The exchange comes amid criticism of Trump’s controversial social media posts.
Washington DC: A video is going viral on social media in which US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth was questioned in Congress over President Donald Trump's "mental stability" and his "unhinged" social media posts, in which, at one point, he threatened the safety of the "whole civilisation".
The clip shows that, during the session, Democratic lawmaker Sara Jacobs asked Hegseth if Trump is "mentally stable" enough to serve as "commander-in-chief" of the US Armed Forces.
A visibly angry defence secretary defended the president and asked whether the same questions had been posed to Trump's predecessor, Joe Biden, for "four years".
“Joe Biden is not the president. Trump has been president for a year and a half,” Jacobs responded.
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