A security guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier issued a verbal warning to a group accompanying Pete Hegseth after reports of laughter during a Veterans Day ceremony.
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A security guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier issued a verbal warning to a group accompanying Pete Hegseth after reports of laughter during a Veterans Day ceremony.
Following a wreath-laying ceremony marking Veterans Day, a group that included Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth was shouted at by a US Army sentinel to be quiet. A group including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth broke decorum and was loudly admonished by the Army sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday. Hegseth was accompanied by some of his senior staff for the annual Veterans Day ceremony when they stopped to take photos.
A soldier guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier issued a verbal reprimand to a group of advisers and staffers with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Video captures the moment a Tomb of the Unknown Soldier sentinel called for silence and respect after laughter from Pete Hegseth's departing group.
The Oregonian / OregonLive reported the story as "Soldier reprimands Pete Hegseth staff at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier." The Guardian US reported the story as "Hegseth and aides scolded by guard for laughing at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier." Las Vegas Review-Journal reported the story as "Hegseth and staff reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier."
Coverage is split across the political spectrum: 6 left-leaning outlets, 5 center outlets, 5 right-leaning outlets. One News compares the framing across these sources rather than amplifying any single outlet's interpretation.
16 sources have covered this story, including Las Vegas Review-Journal, Fox News, The Guardian US and South China Morning Post and 12 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 1 hour ago.
How each side is reporting it
How the left is reporting it
Hegseth and aides scolded by guard for laughing at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Soldier publicly reprimands Pete Hegseth during Veterans Day honoring
Hegseth's group reprimanded for noise at Tomb of Unknown Soldier
Arlington Guard Yells At Pete Hegseth And His Entourage After They Disrespect The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier
How the wires + center are reporting it
How the right is reporting it
Hegseth and staff reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Army sentinel sharply reprimands Hegseth's group at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Veterans Day
Hegseth and staff scolded by guard after laughter heard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and staff reprimanded by guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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How it spread
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Time since the first report
Who carried it, in order
- FirstNewsweekNov 11, 2:51 PM ET · United StatesCenter
- +35mThe HillNov 11, 3:26 PM ET · United StatesCenter
- +36mRolling Stone PoliticsNov 11, 3:27 PM ET · United StatesLeft
- +1h 17mNBC NewsNov 11, 4:08 PM ET · United StatesLeft
- +1h 18mPoliticusUSANov 11, 4:09 PM ET · United StatesLeft
- +1h 22mCBS NewsNov 11, 4:13 PM ET · United StatesLeft
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- +1h 31mWinnipeg Free Press SportsNov 11, 4:22 PM ET · CanadaCenter
- +1h 52mBBC NewsNov 11, 4:43 PM ET · United KingdomCenter
- +1h 53mThe IndependentNov 11, 4:44 PM ET · United KingdomLeft
- +2h 8mWashington ExaminerNov 11, 4:59 PM ET · United StatesRight
- +2h 16mPittsburgh Post-GazetteNov 11, 5:07 PM ET · United StatesRight
- +2h 28mThe Oregonian / OregonLiveNov 11, 5:19 PM ET · United StatesCenter
- +2h 49mSouth China Morning PostNov 11, 5:40 PM ET · Hong KongRight
- +3h 9mThe Guardian USNov 11, 6:00 PM ET · United StatesLeft
- +3h 20mFox NewsNov 11, 6:11 PM ET · United StatesRight
- +3h 24mLas Vegas Review-JournalNov 11, 6:15 PM ET · United StatesRight
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[01] VerifiedCore event reported by 16 independent outlets across the spectrum.
[02] CorroboratedKey facts corroborated by mainstream + wire desks.
[03] Disputed2 outlets on the fringes add framings not corroborated by mainstream coverage.
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Framings — how each side is covering it
Mainstream Liberal
4 outlets
Mainstream Conservative
5 outlets
Populist Left
2 outlets
Center / Wire
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