U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his wife, Jennifer Rauchet, were reportedly heckled as they left the Capitol Lounge on December 7, 2025, with individuals shouting “murderer” at him. The incident follows a controversial news report from late November 2025 by The Washington Post which alleged Hegseth ordered U.S. forces to “kill everybody” on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel, including two survivors who were subsequently killed in a second strike. Critics, including a New York Universit