Luke Beasley questions Sanders's Hegseth answer on The View
His commentary links the governor's response to a Republican impeachment effort, drawing about 664,000 views in its first half-day.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 963,887 views a day, 9 times a normal first day on this channel (107,484).
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Things we can learn from the video
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- 1:25Asked about Hegseth's performance, Sanders emphasizes the president's ability to choose his team.
- 2:11Beasley questions Sanders's example of Hegseth helping swear in military members in Arkansas.
- 5:35Thomas Massie reads articles of impeachment against Hegseth on the House floor.
- 7:59Beasley challenges Hegseth's remarks about diversity policies, military service and base names.
- 10:53Beasley examines a book promotional photo, pointing to what he describes as AI errors and cover typos.
Asked whether Pete Hegseth is doing a good job, Sarah Huckabee Sanders answers with a wish for the president: that he be empowered to build the team he needs to keep the country safe. Luke Beasley focuses on the distance between that answer and the question.
His video plays the Arkansas governor's appearance on The View, including her example of Hegseth visiting her state to help swear in military members. Beasley treats that example as an inadequate defense of the secretary of defense, rather than evidence of his performance in office.
Sanders served as Donald Trump's White House press secretary during his first administration. Here, she is defending his team's latitude to govern, while Beasley presses for a direct assessment of one member of that team.
The upload drew about 664,000 views in 12 hours, already well beyond Beasley's usual full first-day audience. His separate commentary on Lauren Boebert's election result also drew an unusually fast audience, though the Sanders video had the stronger projected first-day pace.
Beasley broadens the discussion by showing Republican Representative Thomas Massie reading articles of impeachment against Hegseth on the House floor. He then challenges Hegseth's defense of his record, including his remarks about diversity policies and military unity. The segment moves from Sanders's answer to the policy record Beasley believes that answer leaves unaddressed.
U.S. secretary of defense since 2025. He is an Army veteran and former television personality.
More on Wikipedia ›Republican governor of Arkansas since 2023. She previously served as Donald Trump's White House press secretary from 2017 to 2019.
More on Wikipedia ›An ABC daytime talk show whose panel of women discusses politics, entertainment and other current topics, and interviews public figures.
More on Wikipedia ›Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives who has represented Kentucky's 4th congressional district since 2012.
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- Channel
- Luke Beasley
- Subscribers
- 1,600,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 11,693,371
- Video published
- November 10, 2026
- Video views so far
- 663,722 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 963,887
The numbers
The Sanders commentary passed Beasley's usual first-day audience within its opening half-day. The Boebert upload also started well above his regular pace.
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Which state does Representative Thomas Massie represent in Congress?
Massie represents Kentucky's 4th Congressional District.


