Video taking off 119x its usual first day

Hegseth's group falls quiet after Arlington guard's reprimand

Associated Press footage shows the defense secretary's party on the terrace as the sentinel resumes his march.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 1,736,391 views a day, 119 times a normal first day on this channel (14,575).

Soldier shouts at Pete Hegseth's group to 'maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect'

Pete Hegseth and his companions are heading up the steps at Arlington National Cemetery when a soldier's voice carries across the plaza: "It is requested that everyone maintains an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times."

The Associated Press clip captures the reprimand following a Veterans Day ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. AP reports that laughter was heard while the defense secretary and his group took photos.

The footage begins with the party gathered on the marble stairs. As they move toward the upper terrace, the guard calls for quiet. The camera then cuts to the sentinel marching with his rifle; by the closing shot, Hegseth's party stands quietly at the balcony above.

The Short drew nearly 700,000 views in seven hours, far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for that format. Its comment section was also much busier than an ordinary AP Short's first day, with viewers focusing on the sentinel's duty to uphold the memorial's rules.

Hegseth was also the subject of a separate, unusually well-watched AP livestream: coverage of House Republicans blocking an impeachment effort. That report concerns his conduct in office and handling of the war in Iran; the Arlington footage captures a separate, brief encounter at the memorial.

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A different discovery todayVideo taking off 23x its usual first dayJimmy Kimmel takes on Hegseth's "doozy" of a press conferenceThe monologue moves from a Thomas Massie impeachment filing to Trump phoning C-SPAN, then closes with a parody trailer for Melania: The Series.Channel: Jimmy Kimmel Live · Story of November 12, 2026

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The facts

Channel: Associated Press
Subscribers: 4,720,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days: 11,925,520
Channel views, pace per day: 3,643,589 (on a normal day: 2,104,686)
Video published: November 11, 2026
Video views so far: 692,838 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 1,736,391

The numbers

The Arlington clip quickly exceeded AP's usual first-day views and comments for Shorts.

the video's first day

usual first day here

14,575

this video

1,736,391

subscribers

4,720,000

▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days

total views

4,681,128,443

views per day

3,643,589

typical day: 2,104,686

the video

views

692,838

likes

16,424

comments

3,325

days online

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

5,030,000

4,930,000

4,790,000

4,720,000

4,380,000

4,290,000

As of November 12, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.

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