Senator tells Hegseth to ‘get over it’ in heated exchange after latest ‘gotcha moment’ rant

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsHegseth told to ‘get over it’ in heated exchange with senator after latest ‘gotcha moment’ rantThe contentious budget hearing comes as the U.S. war against Iran passes the 60-day markAndrew Feinberg in Washington, D.C. Thursday 30 April 2026 19:52 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2968391","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elissa-slotkin-pete-hegseth-senate-hearing-b2968391.html","title":"Senator tells Hegseth to ‘get over it’ in exchange after latest ‘gotcha moment’ rant"}}CloseSenator tells Hegseth to 'get over it' in heated Iran war exchange after latest 'gotcha moment' rantSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics...