Setting up for a segment on timbersport, Hegseth excitedly tosses an ax onto a board target. Evidently, the co-host put a lot more energy than he should have and the ax can be seen flying over the target and behind the board, before it ricochets off marching band drummer Jeff Prosperie's arm.
"I was hit by an axe while performing a drum solo live on National TV," Prosperie posted on his Facebook the next day. "Words I never imagined saying!"