Pete Hegseth was grilled by a during his Senate confirmation hearing over his comments about women not belonging in certain battlefield roles. New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen sarcastically thanked the defense secretary hopeful for his “11th-hour conversion” after he told the Democrat he would be “honored” to serve alongside her and other women in the military.

A female Senator grilled Donald Trump's Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth about his views on women in the military during a confrontational moment during his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

During his Tuesday confirmation hearing, Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth's past statements about women serving in combat roles were put under the microscope. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) began her questioning by reading excerpts from Hegseth's book "The War on Warriors,