LIVE: Pete Hegseth GRILLED at CONFIRMATION Hearing

[@Gailesch]

God be with us all if this man is awarded the position. We will be doomed.

[@peterdorscheid5652]

The doomed part happened when Trump was elected.. now we're holding on for a very bumpy, rough ride..

[@jollyranch8384]

That’s almost exactly what I said after I turned it off

[@tawandanozama4403]

AmeriKKKa is living up to her original sin.😢

[@Juelseyes]

No working relationship last very long with Trump. It's either get fired or resign.

[@pdg61met]

Hey goober he has already got it. LOL

[@derrickasa8343]

What a train wreck.

[@charlesasmith7836]

💯

[@krystynagriffin1509]

He should not be there ! He is a disgrace on America !

[@charlesasmith7836]

💯

[@harveyabouchardjr]

WE NEED TO STAND AGAINST THIS SHIT!!!

[@charlesasmith7836]

Agree this is beyond ridiculous really

[@Queen-of-quitealot]

Bravo Senator Duckworth! A no bs true warrior.

[@princesslluviacaemercury4136]

This is embarrassing to our country He's 100% unqualified

[@1029teddybear]

He may get confirmed but he is the most unqualified person for the job and this hearing proves it. Watch and see what incompetence brings. 😅

[@charlesasmith7836]

This is just unbelievable to know he still will get confirmed truly ridiculous 🎉

[@CraftyGirl4321]

It’s all about war to this man. He got the taste of blood before and he wants to lead the charge now. This is what Trump wants because he is turning our allies into our foes. Soon we will be fighting against the entire world. Redemption is something foreign to him. He is not a humble man and certainly not real a Christian .

[@kmorris8415]

TFG is gathering people who may be unqualified. This will be the worse group ever.

[@lostart6417]

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[@lostart6417]

Bull S.H.I.T….., 👎🏾with Hegseth 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾 DOWN …!!!!!👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾

[@maryortner3938]

His answers are just filibuster

[@princesslluviacaemercury4136]

Imagine voting for the worst president in history TWICE

[@littledikkins2253]

I've voted against him 3 times!

[@earlclue]

many 3x, and gw 2x and they think they getting through pearly gates

[@terri-k3n]

@@littledikkins2253 I can not believe anyone who hears 🤡 talk would vote for him. No Common Sense

[@Lmertens59]

We didn’t they stole it again!!

[@CherylCohen-v4t]

Liar

[@rosannanadeau236]

Senator Jack Reed is doing an outstanding job! I'm impressed and deeply relieved that he is on this panel.

[@jerseymomma1]

He’s a disgrace. He is not qualified!!

[@andreakohlhaussen7556]

Hegseth is completely unqualified and would endanger not only Amerika but the world. To even consider him in this office is horrific.

[@elizabethschodel1423]

Just like the rest of Trump's cabinet picks not one of them is qualified for any of the positions he has picked for them, JFK Jr seriously head of health department he sounds like he has cancer eating away at his throat, just like my uncle sounded before they removed his voice box because of throat cancer, this ramaswamy has no qualifications whatsoever to be head of the FBI what the hell is wrong with him. Trump wonders why everyone calls him a clown because he is one, no one in there right mind would do something like this especially a president

[@charlottetrujillo2207]

Hegseth claims testimony against him is anonymous, but most is not. It is documented. He has a serious drinking problem.

[@chadmccoy8032]

Besides being completely unqualified, my concern is how many times he evoked trumps name.

[@nancype3255]

Right??!!! This !!!

[@judycee9263]

When he was being questioned by Sen. Hirono he answered " whatever President Trump wants". That in itself should be disqualifying.

[@themisteryfication387]

@@judycee9263 I want to get out of this timeline...

[@g191681]

How can Hegseth hold anyone accountable when he, himself doesn't want to be held accountable? Hegseth should be in jail.

[@tanderson8032]

I'm a female veteran (USAF) and this "nominee" is merely an ignorant mouthpiece of the far-right. I'm sickened by the Republican sycophants who are trying to defend him. Sad. Very, very sad.

[@mariabetancourt6797]

Thank you for your service

[@carlafulton2473]

Thank you for your service, I agree 💯

[@SharylLandes-dn8ip]

I'm tired of hearing about him

[@SharylLandes-dn8ip]

Start praying

[@SharylLandes-dn8ip]

No dont do it hes a drink

[@judycee9263]

It is a red flag for 2 reasons: that a full FBI background check was not completed AND that he did not make himself available for ANY meetings with the Democratic members of the committee, but did for all the Republican members.

[@pdg61met]

Just think if the far left won in November where America would be in 4 more years. They are the evil and should not be in charge of anything.

[@crocglox7797]

Did anyone ask, if appointed to the position: if he could stop being a Fox host, stop propagandizing everything....if he could truly go cold turkey on THAT addiction?

[@CraftyGirl4321]

Valid and highly important question!

[@scottie2636]

He's an effing drunk, and his colleagues know it.

[@alisonbradshaw7802]

More senators like Tammy Duckworth please!

[@charlottetrujillo2207]

Hegseth’s favorite word is warrior. Senator Duckworth personifies warrior.

[@JaneJones-p6u]

I'm a female veteran and I'm sickened by seeing such a totally UNQUALIFIED PERSON for leadership @ ANY level. His support for war criminals is enough alone to disqualify him.

[@toniawalker993]

This is painful to watch. He doesn’t answer with a definitely ’yes’ or ‘no’ but deflects instead.

[@rakrega]

Serving his word salads in a salad bar would suit him better than serving the federal government.

[@Scooterboi60]

What a complete joke.

[@sylviaelement5654]

My god America!! What have you become!!😮

[@janem34]

Thank you Meidas, for bringing this coverage to us 👍

[@dianehayes870]

Who the hell are these Veteran's that showed up to support this guy.

[@JaneJones-p6u]

Were they investigated for/charged with war crimes?

[@astralarchaeology5840]

Tammy Duckworth is amazing. He’s smirking at her.

[@scottie2636]

He deserves to have that smirk wiped off his face by Tammy Duckworth. Too bad she has to follow protocol and just sit there. She more than likely could kick his drunken ass across the floor.

[@rakrega]

3:18:53 He smirked like that during most of the interviews with female senators and when his mother was brought up. Sen. Elizabeth Warren was right 2:46:44

[@scottie2636]

@rakrega Senator Warren did great when questioning that imbecilic drunk.

[@scottie2636]

When are the Republicans going to ask this guy questions? All they're doing is praising the guy. Disgusting.

[@myscape06]

Pete met the #1 criteria, to be a liar with his pants on fire.

[@toniawalker993]

This is worst than expected. The world must be horrified to hear this man speak.

[@shwycoff]

Senator Mark Kelly you are doing a great job.❤

[@ccc-shae128]

What does Trump have on these people? What is it about him that makes these men go willingly to prison or fully humiliate themselves in front of the entire world? They mention Trump and give him thanks in every answer, it’s weird.

[@karenmagee2801]

I keep thinking the same thing. Why can't they all stand together against Trump, they know he's corrupt grifter and felon; but no they're Republicans with zero moral compass or integrity. They must go through a lot of ChapStick from kissing his big ass! It's sickening!

[@CraftyGirl4321]

I’m pretty sure they all have some disgusting skeletons in their closets.

[@donnahardy7343]

He can control them, they are not for us the people, we are headed in unchartered waters and does not feel good.

[@CraftyGirl4321]

Trump doesn’t want honest and uncorrupt people working for him. He is like a mafia boss…. Only wants people willing to do the dirtiest and potentially immoral and illegal work without question .

[@OdetteOliveira-cb8fq]

They all know trump and have partied with trump-he has dirt because roy Cohn showed him how to do it!!! Good old blackmail 😂

[@BarbAwb-p8z]

So at least we now know that “anonymous smears”= “true”🙄 I can’t approve of someone who says he had personal problems, but isn’t taking accountability for them.

[@RhondaGallant-Morari]

Americans are making some incredibly bad decisions this year. Let’s hope this doesn’t stand here. Unqualified is unqualified. You get what you vote for.

[@sharonm3677]

Thank you for providing the live on this. It was very informative and really demonstrated where Republicans thinking is at. I’m curious as to whether any Psychiatrists or Neurologists were watching and if they could explain how a human semi functions with little to no brain, is it by brain stem alone? Some of the jokes the Republican Senators made were quite disgusting.

[@aleksa-77-7]

He is worse than I even imagined.

[@Jersey-mx8lu]

If he has a drinking problem, he will not be able to stop at will.

[@RidingRiver]

Watching from Australia...I would never want my husband to ever serve in another active service roll next to US troops with this incompetent in charge of them.

[@JaneJones-p6u]

Sorry. We somehow got ourselves a BUNCH OF EMBARRASSINGLY UNQUALIFIED PEOPLE RUNNING OUR COUNTRY FOR A WHILE. HOPE IT'S OVER SOON!

[@suzizuki]

a breath of fresh air??? who writes these contrite lines for them?

[@rakrega]

The way he interupts senators all the time is disrespectful.

[@b-spradling]

1:26:26 He looks so pissed off when Gillibrand and other articulate senators criticized him and called him out on his bs.

[@theempirestate6982]

1:34:57 they’re asking him about women in the military and he say “let’s give our boys” then corrects himself to includes women, but he meant what he said the first time. Clearly a dishonest person.

[@Moannarae1225]

No No No

[@EdwinGrady-f3z]

He stole money from the veterans mismanaged funds from the two veterans groups. Him drinking and partying on the backs of veterans

[@sunnymckaig3193]

Right? Thats what I heard him say too.

[@Fishergirrl62]

Deer in the headlights, blinking and blinking

[@sunnymckaig3193]

Senator Scott whom stole from Medicare?

[@jenniferbrown-west782]

I'm proud of both of the Senators that represent MI Gary Peters and Alyssa Slotkin.🇺🇲

[@debbiefloresaz5015]

Thanks Elizabeth Warren

[@marypoma2010]

I wish someone would ask him what exactly he means by “meritocracy” … does it mean loyalty to tump? You have merit if you don’t question him?

[@kayleen9110]

He is not qualified!!

[@Lilbit9105]

Applause 👏 Senator Reed

[@jollyranch8384]

I really hope Trump still is trigger happy with the You’re fired button.

[@sunnymckaig3193]

Was he scared to meet with Dems? How come every R met with him but he was too busy for Dems?

[@Hmyvoicecounts]

That should be disqualifying - a "warrior" who is *afraid* of a few Democratic & independent senators? Give me a break! 🤦🏼‍♀️🙄🤦🏼‍♀️

[@rakrega]

If Trump violates all the rules, he expects nothing else from his friends and supporters.

[@tammiwest1988]

Furthermore he has been briefed by these Republicans and that's how he is able to answer these questions so easily look how kind he is to these Republicans and how disrespectful he has been to the women or any Democrats asking him a question

[@pvdogs2]

How many questions did he actually answer? Only those asked by his Republican friends.

[@Hmyvoicecounts]

Like, "How many pushups can you do?" This is a national embarrassment.

[@wycliffeb]

jack Reed speaks the truth

[@sunnymckaig3193]

MWM attacks the other senators? How does that make PH eligible?

[@feliciah8027]

Sad and sick…. What a joke! What the hell are the Republicans talking about when they say I’m sorry you have to go through this? Do they think people are supposed to just overlook all the sh*t he has done! 🙄Pathetic!!!!!

[@fg8962]

just like Trumpet ,lies,lies and more lies

[@scottie2636]

Senator Jack Reed did great in these hearings. I hope he turns this bum down.

[@Lilbit9105]

Shaheen and others are onto you sir.

[@cee2109]

Vote against the under qualified one.

[@rrj6068]

Why are the Democrats when asking questions letting Hegseth go on tangents not answering the question asked which eats up the Senator's time ?

[@burienzoo]

It was agonizing to witness. It was like watching the opposing team gain yards while your team's defense stopped to tie their shoes.

[@carolgutierrez4899]

Hard to stop him😢

[@rakrega]

Sen. Mazie Hirono wasn’t having any of his word salads 👏🏻 1:58:06

[@cathybiersack8139]

What a sham by GOP MAGA.

[@piroskamuller-middelhof3333]

He'll be drinking his shots out of his morning coffee cups. 😬🙄

[@Hmyvoicecounts]

How is he a "great communicator?" He, sadly, couldn't answer "true/false" or "yes/no" throughout this event. That is terrible communication.

[@sunnymckaig3193]

Did he skim monies from his not for profits?

[@carolgutierrez4899]

What about starting take over actions against allies to acquire their lands

[@CherylCohen-v4t]

DELAY, DELAY, DELAY. LIE, LIE, LIE, DENY, DENY, DENY! Trump 101!!! SO POLITICAL!!!

[@elainedavis2643]

The committee needs to shut his ass down if he doesn't give an appropriate answer!!!

[@rakrega]

Agree, but on the other hand we would see his disrespect to D and women en respect to R less clear.

[@rakrega]

The nominee should need a timer too.

[@Karen-pk3uv]

Hell.... im about half way through and i definitely need a drink or 50. He's driving me insane lol.

[@MsCG-ix6pb]

I was very appalled. He acted just like his daddy Trump, over talking people and not answering questions. The ones he did answer he clearly rehearsed. The moderator was obviously partial. You could clearly see who the Trumpers were. He couldn't even define JAG, how embarrassing, instead, he gave his opinion of how he felt for them, which wasn't answering the question. If you can't explain what JAG is, that in itself is disqualifying. Was it a confirmation for him or Trump? Gosh, he couldn't get his head out of his daddy's butt. To claim there's no racism in the military is the biggest lie ever. In 1969 was the implementation of a policy against extremist who were in the military and many are still in it today. He kept using Jesus but is his lifestyle that of Christ? I think not! He clearly have been told to use the Jesus plug, every chance he got. He said when it comes to hiring it should be the best and brightest! Duh, that's exactly what DEI is supposed to be but they don't want it enforced because it would mean they aren't in the category to be hired in the first place. They hire on favoritism and nepotism, which doesn't give anyone else a chance. Go figure they don't want DEI. Asking him about rounds, barrels, ammo, and him answering correctly doesn't make him qualified to be SOD. I don't remember being required we know that. We need to know how to lock, load, and shoot. It was rehearsed. To say it qualified him was shameful! As a fellow veteran/retiree, he's not qualified, period, and the end! I'm sure Jesus would concur!

[@mariabetancourt6797]

Thank you for your service

[@willjones9814]

This guy is unqualified and to continue to refer to Donald Trump as an expert in the area is completely disheartening. Do not confirm!

[@EspritIndigo8]

OMG I feel so sorry for you guys..... and as your neighbor from the north, I am very worried.

[@sunnymckaig3193]

Schmitt tossing out buzz words instead of asking a question. Sounds like mtg 🤪

[@brianhunt9026]

As a sleazball, he will fit right in with the Trump family and Trumps other picks for office.

[@toniawalker993]

America, what have you done…

[@RyGuyxxyy]

He was never in combat =COWARD

[@Fishergirrl62]

He practically salivates when saying the words "war warriors". He strikes me a bit excited at any prospect of war

[@rakrega]

He started drinking after his service. He needs to be "at war" to feel happy and alive. I'm sure he's not a peace seeker.

[@rakrega]

He started drinking after his service. He needs to be "at wär" to feel happy and âlive. I'm sure he's not a peace seeker.

[@Tbs904]

Listening to a senator from Mississippi grandstand for an alcoholic Fox News pawn is not only disheartening but tough.

[@Tbs904]

He’s also a cheater, liar and wholly unqualified to hold this position

[@Hmyvoicecounts]

Wow! Lots of people protest this nomination! 😮

[@TennesseeYaya]

Unbelievable

[@wycliffeb]

Watching from the UK, this is a joke. America is a joke.

[@lostart6417]

So .., is the UK …, very sane politic ..,!!!!

[@Hmyvoicecounts]

He doesn't even know all of his kids names. 🙄🤦🏼‍♀️ Good grief.

[@fredm5245]

Putin would be so proud right now. Donny really is delivering for him

[@BonnieB-uf8wn]

What a shame! Terrible!

[@kimlawrence2086]

Where do these "republicans" come from? " All this guy's answers start with Trump says, so this is what I will do!

[@oldmageguy6468]

This guy's lies are as bad as trump 🤮🤮🤮

[@rickc1436]

Chairman and Hegseth questioning looked /sounded practiced.

[@donnawelborn3030]

Is this a confirmation hearing for Hegseth or a campaign rally for Trump...every fifth word out of his mouth is trump...what this hearing is to decide if Trump picked capable and qualifying endorsements... Pete keeps getting off of answering a lot of questions by going on tangents about other things...He has a very hard time giving a definite answer to anything.😳🥺

[@phoenix52683]

This is so disgusting. I am embarrassed to be an American right now.

[@lookin-up]

He'll get in and it makes me sick. How long before indictments start? The cabinet will rue the day they flew too close to the orange one!😂

[@ladyp6669]

Puke to the god talk. "Separation"!!

[@tammiwest1988]

God does forgive but my goodness you can only be forgiven so much for the same thing

[@ladyp6669]

@tammiwest1988 I'll give you that.

[@Whyruhere1275]

Severely under qualified

[@khrfx4715]

1:43 Yes terrorism does remain a threat to the Palestinians people. We are now at a body count of around 60,000+. We have been witness to a genocide for the last year by a mad man named Netanyahu.

[@Lilbit9105]

How is he saying this stuff with a straight face ?

[@jillvalentine4936]

An accused rapist saying he will look into it in the forces??????

[@woodystrings6301]

All said and done Hegseth is a slime ball. He does not have the backbone required of a leader. Now, does the Senate have the balls to refuse confirmation? Seems like some of them do.

[@earlclue]

lying drunk like rfk jr

[@adahax7677]

American people need to be in streets as we speak to protest this nomination.