Pete Hegseth to face potentially combative confirmation hearing as senators question whether former Fox News host is fit to lead US military
We are leading today’s blog on the upcoming Senate confirmation hearing for president-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth . Elizabeth Warren, a Democratic senator from Massachusetts, has written a letter to Hegseth ahead of the hearing, expressing her concerns about his suitability for the high-profile role.
In the letter, she wrote: I have serious concerns about your qualifications to serve in this role given your past history, including mismanagement of two non-profit organizations you ran, accusations of sexual assault and drinking problems, your blatant disregard for the contributions of female servicemembers, support for war crimes and torture, threats to politicize the military, advocating for ‘war’ against political enemies, threats to undermine DoD readiness and diversity, and contempt for...
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