Foul-mouthed anti-war protesters repeatedly derail Hegseth's remarks at Army event in DC

Protesters repeatedly interrupted War Secretary Pete Hegseths headline appearance at the Armys biggest annual conference on Wednesday, calling him a "war criminal" and a "coward" in protest of the Iran war.

At least five times in the first half hour of a panel, foul-mouthed anti-war protesters shouted at Hegseth, calling him a "f---ing Nazi" among other insults.

Hegseth responded with chuckles and sarcastic comments, at first — but his reactions became increasingly short and irritated as he slammed the "semi-coordinated" attack as one-by-one protesters emerged among the crowd in Washington, D.C.

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"Youre not a warrior youre a coward!" one demonstrator shouted at Hegseth. "Children in Gaza are starving! He is a war criminal!"

"She thinks highly of me," the Pentagon chief quipped after one outburst, which led to brief applause from the crowd.

The protesters were spread among the room and waited a few minutes between outbursts to interrupt the panel with their anti-war messages. As Hegseth saw a pattern emerging among the outbreaks, he acknowledged: "Appears we have a bit of a tactic."

"The protesters are spouting off slogans, Iran really will never have a nuclear weapon," he later added. 

The demonstrators were forcibly removed by security for the event — with at least one woman needing to be carried out of the room by multiple officers while she continued to scream her protest.

The panel with Hegseth included acting Army Secretary Adam Telle, acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink and assistant Secretary for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict Derrick Evans.

As the disruptions continued, the speakers stopped pausing amid the din of shouting and tried to talk over the protesters.

Its unclear how the protesters received credentials to attend the event known as AUSA, which brings together Army brass and the defense contractors that service them.

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The panel focused on , the Pentagons initiative to accelerate the development and deployment of autonomous weapons and military systems.

Hegseth joined senior leadership from the service branches to discuss how the military plans to integrate drones, robotics and other autonomous technologies.