Rep.Susie Lee, D-Nev., a swing-district Democrat who touts herself as a bipartisan dealmaker, told a liberal audience she wants to "work across the aisle" before saying moments later that watching Pete Hegseth testify made her want to "beat the s--- out of him."Lee made the remarks during an appearance last month before the Sun City Liberal Club in Las Vegas while discussing rare earth minerals and her work supporting MP Materials, a Las Vegas-based company involved in U.S.
critical minerals production.The comments come as she seeks re-election in Nevada’s closely divided 3rd Congressional District."I want to be bipartisan.
I want to work across the aisle," Lee told the crowd, according to video of the remarks.But moments later, while discussing Hegseth appearing before her committee, she said, "Now listen, it’s so easy.
It’s so easy.Like you just wanna beat the s--- out of him."SWING-DISTRICT DEMOCRAT FACES BACKLASH AFTER VULGAR LATE-NIGHT POST TARGETING TRUMP, DOUBLES DOWN"But you got to bite it," Lee said of wanting to "beat the s---" out of Hegseth.Rep.
Susie Lee (D-NV) speaks at a Dignity Coalition news conference on Capitol Hill on March 25, 2026 in Washington, DC.The Dignity Coalition is bipartisan group that has formed to support the "Dignity for Immigrants while Guarding our Nation to Ignite and Deliver the American Dream Act of 2025" (the DIGNIDAD Act or Dignity Act, H.R.
4393) which they argue is a solution to fix the immigration system in the United States.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)The Hegseth remark is not the first profanity-laced comment to draw scrutiny for Lee.
In April, Fox News Digital reported that Lee deleted an expletive-filled late-night social media post targeting Trump after online backlash, then defended her remarks by saying her "nerve was touched" by what she described as attacks on the Constitution."Secretary Hegseth has made life less safe and more expensive for Americans.The war of choice that he and President Trump star...