Pete Hegseth, Defense Secretary

The problem(s) with Markwayne Mullin’s defense of Pete Hegseth
The Oklahoma Republican tried to defend Hegseth against allegations of sexual misconduct and alcohol abuse. It didn't go especially well.
Top 5 moments from Pete Hegseth's Senate confirmation hearing
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's choice to head up the Pentagon, faced a Senate confirmation grilling from the Armed Services Committee.
Should the U.S. Defense Secretary Know What ASEAN Is? Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Appear To
During his confirmation hearing, Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee couldn’t name a single member of the Southeast Asian bloc.
Sen. Markwayne Mullin accuses senators of hypocrisy during Hegseth hearing
Sen. Markwayne Mullin electrified a Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday by accusing fellow senators of carousing and voting while drunk even as they accused defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth of unseemly behavior.
‘Hypocricy:’ Sen. Mullin doubles down on claim senators ‘show up drunk to vote’
Talking to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Oklahoma senator Markwayne Mullin defended Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, after senators on the Senate Armed Services Committee questioned Hegseth about his drinking habits and infidelity in his marriages.
GOP Sen. Mullin unleashes takedown of Democratic hypocrisy during Hegseth hearing: 'Plank in your eye'
Okla., called out Democratic senators who were grilling U.S. Defense Secretary candidate Pete Hegseth during his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday.
Markwayne Mullin Says Democrats Being Hypocritical on Drinking, Divorce
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R., Okla.) took pointed issue with his Democratic colleagues for saying Pete Hegseth isn’t qualified to run an organization the size of the Pentagon with its nearly three million people.
Okla. Sen. Markwayne Mullin accuses colleagues of voting while drunk
Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin accused his colleagues of voting while drunk during a heated confirmation hearing for Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth. Much of Tuesday’s drama surrounding Hegseth’s hearing revolved around whether any Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee would come out against the former Fox News host who,
Pete Hegseth's FBI background check doesn't include interviews with key women from his past
The report doesn't offer material from Hegseth's ex-wives or a woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017. Hegseth has ...
Why Pete Hegseth is a perfect fit to be Trump’s Pentagon chief
Pete Hegseth could hardly be more suited to be Donald Trump’s secretary of Defense — even though he’d surely be deemed ...
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Trump-Fearing Republicans Gave Pete Hegseth a Major Pass
In many respects, the choice of Fox News personality Pete Hegseth to become secretary of Defense was Donald Trump’s most ...
Slotkin, Peters hit Pete Hegseth with questions at Senate hearing for Pentagon nominee
Elissa Slotkin, Michigan's new US senator, wanted to know if Pete Hegseth would reject an unlawful order to use the military ...
Highlights: Pete Hegseth questioned about misconduct allegations and views on women at Senate confirmation hearing
He can communicate so well to the American people," Waltz said, adding that Hegseth can articulate "why we need what we need ...
Fox News defends Pete Hegseth drinking claims by invoking Churchill
Fox News defends Pete Hegseth drinking claims by invoking Churchill. Source: Fox News Nadya Suleman, who is known to the ...
Trump nominee Pete Hegseth weathers Democrats' grilling to emerge largely unscathed
Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon endured fierce Democratic grilling over everything from his inexperience, alleged drinking ...
Late Night Seems to Think This Pete Hegseth Fellow Is Unqualified
Jordan Klepper said the former weekend show host’s only qualification to run the Pentagon was that “Trump liked watching him ...