In 2016 video, Hegseth says US troops ‘won’t follow unlawful orders’ from the president

 https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/02/us/hegseth-illegal-orders-video-democrats-kfile-invs

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.