For more than four hours Tuesday, Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth fielded questions regarding both his professional qualifications and personal character during a heated hearing before the U.S.
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, has publicly faced senators for the first time.
First nominee to face Senate, he calls China a primary threat to US and faces questioning on reported sexual misconduct and other behaviour Pete Hegseth, US president-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of defence,
The hearing included numerous questions about Hegseth’s alleged drinking problems, allegations of sexual assault and past statements opposing women serving in military combat roles. In many instances under questioning from Democratic senators, Hegseth deflected or avoided answering questions directly.
Pete Hegseth is the man for the moment. We can only hope that America's Senators are smart enough to see this and confirm him as Secretary of Defense.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) wasn’t having it when Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth suddenly claimed to support women serving in combat roles.
The report doesn't offer material from Hegseth's ex-wives or a woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017. Hegseth has said that encounter was consensual, and prosecutors never filed charges.
Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth will publicly face senators on Tuesday for the first time after weeks of privately pushing back on criticism over his qualifications and personal past
Donald Trump’s choices for the federal government roles range from conspiracy theorists to ones who are clearly unqualified. However, his most has to be Pete Hegseth. The former Fox News host is Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) announced that he will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary, increasing the nominee’s chances of becoming the next head
Hegseth's comment came in response to a question on whether he'd pledged to be faithful in his marriages, not whether he'd sexually assaulted a woman.
Trump's unfit nominee for Defense secretary gets the benefit of an incomplete, half-baked and secret FBI report.