Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, was in full combat mode as she went hard after Hegseth and his qualifications to lead the nation's military. The decorated, disabled combat veteran's questioning was perhaps the moment of this hearing.
During his confirmation hearing, Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee couldn’t name a single member of the Southeast Asian bloc.
During Tuesday's confirmation hearing, Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois told defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth that she doesn't believe he is qualified for the job. Sen. Duckworth is a former Army helicopter pilot who lost her legs in a crash while serving in Iraq and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name one member and how many countries were in the bloc.
A senator told Hegseth: "I suggest you do a little homework before you prepare for these types of negotiations."
Sen. Tammy Duckworth put Pete Hegseth’s foreign policy chops to the test during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday as President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon. The Illinois Democrat asked Hegseth to name one country in ASEAN,
Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth fails to correctly name members of ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, when faced with questions on national security negotiations from Senator Tammy Duckworth,
Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn’t tell Duckworth the exact number of ASEAN nations, but that “I know we have allies in South Korea and Japan in AUKUS (a pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the U.S.) with Australia.”
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) literally yelled at defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth as he dodged questions about his fiscal leadership at several veterans organizations. "Mr. Hegseth, this hearing is about whether you are qualified to be secretary of defense,
While women have earned their place in their units, "You have not earned your place as secretary of defense," Duckworth said.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) continued her attacks on President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, during an appearance on The View, saying he is not qualified for the job. ABC News’s The View co-host Sara Haines asked the Illinois senator about Hegseth’s previous comments about women serving in combat and how it could lead