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IrelandWarren questions Hegseth on investments; he denies wrongdoing
TYT Investigates' fast-starting hearing compilation also includes exchanges about IRS service, Middle East policy and consumer prices.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 128,332 views a day, 13 times a normal first day on this channel (9,635).
Hegseth FACEPLANTS After Warren Makes A Complete FOOL Out Of Him
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- 0:00Warren asks about defense-related investments and approvals; Hegseth says he is not making investments.
- 0:58Warren challenges Bisignano's IRS service claims by citing wait times and staffing cuts.
- 3:19Warren asks Colby whether military intervention in the Middle East fits the administration's "America First" policy.
- 6:50The longer Hegseth exchange addresses alleged insider trading; he denies wrongdoing and rejects the news reports.
- 10:46Chairman Wicker approves adding Hegseth's ethics agreement to the hearing record.
- 11:05Warren questions an official about consumer prices and Trump's comments on choosing a Federal Reserve chair.
TYT Investigates has assembled a series of Elizabeth Warren's hearing exchanges, with Pete Hegseth's denials bookending questions about how administration policies affect taxpayers. The compilation passed roughly 100,000 views in 15 hours, far beyond the clips channel's usual start for a regular video.
The opening puts Warren's questions about defense-related investments alongside Hegseth's response: "I'm not making investments, Senator." A longer exchange later returns to Warren's questions about possible insider trading and investment approvals. Hegseth denies wrongdoing and rejects the reporting behind her questions: "That entire story is false, has been from the beginning, and was made up out of whole cloth."
Despite its Hegseth-centered title, this is a compilation of separate hearing exchanges, not one continuous confrontation. Warren also challenges Frank J. Bisignano over IRS wait times and staffing cuts, asking how those conditions square with his account of service outcomes. Another segment contrasts corporate tax savings with healthcare funding needs.
With Elbridge Colby, the issue shifts to military intervention. "Do you think that America First means starting another war in the Middle East?" Warren asks. The closing section moves to consumer prices and presidential influence over the Federal Reserve chair nomination.
The Hegseth segment includes a procedural step beyond the back-and-forth: Chairman Wicker grants Warren's request to enter Hegseth's ethics agreement into the official record.
A Democratic U.S. senator from Massachusetts since 2013 and former law professor. Her Senate work has focused on consumer protection, economic opportunity and the social safety net.
More on Wikipedia ›U.S. secretary of defense since 2025. He is an Army veteran and former television personality.
More on Wikipedia ›An American businessman who has led the Social Security Administration since May 2025 and also served as chief executive officer of the Internal Revenue Service since October 2025.
More on Wikipedia ›The U.S. under secretary of defense for policy since April 2025. He previously held a senior Pentagon strategy role during the first Trump administration.
More on Wikipedia ›Roger Wicker is a Republican U.S. senator from Mississippi who has held his seat since 2007. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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- Video published
- October 29, 2026
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The compilation's early viewing pace is well above TYT Investigates' usual regular-video start. Its separate upload about Lee Zeldin is also drawing an unusually fast start.
