ZDF links Hegseth's Arlington rebuke to narrow impeachment escape

The German report places the guard's demand for silence alongside footage of President Trump laying a Veterans Day wreath.

Channel: ZDFheute Nachrichten · GermanyStory of November 13, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? One of ZDFheute Nachrichten's most watched videos since yesterday, with 252,994 views.

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Pete Hegseth's visit to Arlington National Cemetery came shortly after he narrowly survived an impeachment attempt, Germany's ZDFheute Nachrichten reports in its account of a guard reprimanding the US defense secretary's group.

The Short opens with the visitors climbing steps beside the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. A sentinel calls out: "It is requested that all visitors will maintain the atmosphere of silence and respect at all times."

The narrator says the warning followed loud laughter from Hegseth and his companions. The footage then shows the armed sentinel continuing his patrol at the military cemetery in Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington.

The visit was part of a Veterans Day commemoration. President Donald Trump is shown laying a wreath, with Hegseth standing among those attending the ceremony.

The report mentions the impeachment attempt without explaining the allegations or giving a vote tally, then returns to the sentinel's instruction to visitors.

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The numbers

The Short drew about 253,000 views since yesterday, the largest total among new Shorts from Germany's leading news channels.

subscribers

1,900,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

2,077,010,317

views per day

2,422,442

typical day: 2,652,276

the video

views

252,994

likes

4,508

comments

258

days online

1

As of November 13, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

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