Sen. Joni Ernst questions Pete Hegseth at Senate confirmation hearing

[@Robert-t1m3p]

May God protect us

[@ThePalash00]

Trump will protect you. Amen.

[@JoyReidy-ug1lz]

Pete will be awesome. Clean house

[@christopherblack8435]

Pathetic and UNQUALIFIED 😡🤡

[@nordypeggy]

Earnest is a disgrace. No coming back from this.

[@askintoomuch9959]

Biden is a disgrace

[@IslandFilmMaker]

Is it me... or did that ALL SEEM REHEARST? As they discussed

[@c.falcon5045]

Clean audit and not overspending for a guy that couldn't run an organization with a $10M budget. This is a freaking joke!

[@JeanWal-m6y]

WORSE. He STOLE from VETERANS.

[@kerrigibson3208]

Holy crap from someone who was so vehemently opposed to this nomination to begin with, I’m shocked that she wasn’t more vicious on her questioning

[@StarLight-sl9ok]

Looks like they ironed out all the major issues behind closed doors.

[@orelas167]

She wasn't opposed at all. She was cool to it. She's cool to it now.

[@ThePalash00]

Listen to how Pete answered those radical fools democrat Senators' questions. This man is smart and deserves the authority to fix Biden 's mess.

[@SunniHorizons1]

They might as well voted behind doors and gave the TV time to something else. She clearly has been punked by Republicans and has bended the knee. Suddenly, she has no concerns.

[@Youdude2]

Cope

[@JeanWal-m6y]

No INTEGRITY or MORALS, at ALL.

[@ThePalash00]

Trump is elected by smart Americans only.

[@Pepperboy555]

"I'll quit drinking if you let me run the Pentagon," is the most alcoholic thing I've ever heard anyone say.

[@bhawj08]

This guy shouldn’t be confirmed. He didn’t answer the direct question but try to wasting the time

[@askintoomuch9959]

He's getting confirmed ❤❤ MAGA

[@1967onebob]

From Canada...this dude is a disgrace and totally unqualified...if confirmed, he will put americans in greater danger around the world

[@awesomeness282]

From America: we truly don’t gaf what you think

[@jacksonhewittblawnox4758]

YEAH........high standards? Austin was Stupid, Incompetent and AWOL and Blinken was Crummy AND always looked like he just crapped his pants!

[@highspot1306]

I am from a 3rd world country: That’s why you will be the 51st state. MEI versus DEI.

[@SebastienAuger]

From Canada as well and delighted about this nomination. 😎🇨🇦

[@Kbandz313]

What exactly are the qualifications? Most politicians aren’t actually qualified to be in their positions too

[@JoyfulSaturn-cz2ui]

Just a point: Secretary of Defense isn't an entry level position. I mean he looks all GQ in his handsomely tailored suit and the Brylcreem wave in his hair. He's better for television and not The Pentagon.

[@martdavid84]

Disqualifying a person because of their looks is as shallow as you can be.

[@kewakl8891]

@@martdavid84 I think op meant just the opposite - looks is NOT the qualifier!

[@gessiemccray9840]

His mother said it all ,she knows him better than anyone

[@robin-with-an-I]

She’s a disgrace

[@robertel-halhuli2508]

Looks like Ernst is going to fall in line

[@rachelfordhinds3195]

Just like usual.

[@Justapumk]

She has!

[@JeanWal-m6y]

Treason, fraud, corruption at an EPIC level more like it.

[@kewakl8891]

was there ever any doubt? tough talk, bend the knee

[@RAJUSAINI-dg9nj]

for the longest time, i thought being magnetic was something you either had or didn’t. i used to watch others shine while i felt stuck. then i found Magnetic Aura by Takeshi Mizuki, and it made me realize it’s all about the vibe you give off. chapter 3 especially changed the way i carry myself-it’s such a powerful shift.

[@daveclifton9994]

He can’t do worse on audit than his predecessors. It’s time for a new perspective.

[@VDash-Slesinski]

I’m an Army veteran and find him to be disgusting and disgraceful. He also is a liar. I find his history of sexual assault and drinking to be unacceptable.

[@bgreener]

Thank you for your service!

[@v.a.993]

Amen!

[@andrewwalton1520]

Er what ' history ' of sexual assault and heavy drinking or do u not have the brains to distinguish between anonymous smears & allegations rather than proven fact.

[@bgreener]

@@andrewwalton1520 and yet he won't release some of his accusers from the NDA's he had them sign. Almost like he doesn't want them talking. Weird, huh?

[@nostalgically_nope9983]

History of anonymous allegations? No fact or evidence to support the claims. YOU are disgusting.

[@matthewholmes6667]

Interesting she didnt question Loyar Austin this aggressively

[@FlowerPow-tz1cn]

He is an NEA hire ( No Experience at All) which seems to be just fine with republicans. He’s sitting in front of politicians who have fought for veteran benefits and many have served in the military ( particular Duckworth, who lost both of her legs, ) and he has the nerve to say that he doesn’t know that if in the last 20 years anyone else in this room has worked harder to ensure that veterans are taken care of.

[@MicheleDamato-co7vh]

You're a joke .... those politicians are nothing but cowards.... they're hypocrites morally bankrupt.... I could go on.

[@JoyfulSaturn-cz2ui]

To him, this probably is like an interview on his television show.

[@mynameiseve.1]

Joni Ernst, as a fellow survivor, a woman, i am appalled and sickened by your conduct here today!! You have failed the brave women in the US military and you know it! And for what...for an orange felon!! Shameful, truly shameful!!!

[@JeanWal-m6y]

She can NEVER claim she gives a ---- about our troops nor womens safety and rights in the military or world.

[@awesomeness282]

Keep whining. Your words have no contribution. Let the adults talk now

[@ayamy100]

God help us all. we are in a very scary world.

[@balung]

America isnt the World.

[@fightinspirit]

I was uncertain of the Hegseth nomination, but after watching the hearing I am totally impressed by Mr. Hegseth.

[@yrp237]

What impressed you more? His decades long drinking problem, running a vet startup into the ground, cheating on wife 1 with wife 2 and cheating on wife 2 with wife 3? Or his 5 affairs with wife 1? That's impressive juggling skills. His own mother has said he's a horrible person but what does she know.

[@LuskiMandi-e8s]

if you’ve ever felt like no one notices you, trust me, i get it. i felt like that for years, trying all the confidence hacks and advice out there. but nothing clicked until i read Magnetic Aura by Takeshi Mizuki. there’s something about chapter 3-it’s like the missing puzzle piece i didn’t know i needed.

[@drayton3032]

Scandal waiting to happen

[@bikerd12]

This is a joke but not funny.

[@NITROGAMER-UMP]

ever feel like you’re the one no one notices, no matter what you do? i’ve been there. i tried all the advice out there, but nothing stuck until i read Magnetic Aura by Takeshi Mizuki. the insights in chapter 3 blew my mind-it taught me how to let my energy do the talking before i even say a word.

[@owlandbear1220]

She needs to stop claiming to be a combat veteran. She was a rear-echelon truck dispatcher.

[@clifftanch]

1 Timothy 3:6-7 (NIV) [6] He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil. [7] He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil's trap. Evangelicals, stop being fooled.

[@mom-four]

Amen Exodus 20:14

[@clifftanch]

@ Exodus 20:14 (NASB1995) [14] “You shall not commit adultery.

[@christyaustin4833]

1 Tim 3:6-7 refers to the qualifications of a church elder. Hegseth is not applying to be a church elder; therefore, what you are suggesting is not biblical. If you want to apply God's standards for deacons, elders, and pastors to cabinet members, it is going to be a very small cupboard!

[@mariapopovici4467]

How about you be honest when you QUOTE Scripture. This excerpt from Timothy is meant as instruction for PASTORS leading a church flock. Church pastors ought to be men who are not newly converted, who have their families under God's submission, who have a good reputation in the community. That requiresment is laid out for PASTORS and ther Evangelical leaders/Bible teachers. Pete is not auditioning for a chuch pastor role. You have manipulated Scripture. Shame on you! Pete has the MILITARY bonafides that this role requires. Try again!

[@clifftanch]

@ One of Paul’s warnings is to not be given over to drunkenness. If it applies to overseers in the Ephesian church, should it not apply to a self-declared Christian Secretary of Defense?!

[@daviddbl.d2278]

I hope and pray that this man does not get confirmed to Secretary of Defense.

[@SunniHorizons1]

He will! They are programmed.

[@andrewwalton1520]

Pete deserves to be confirmed and I pray to God he will be !

[@golin3760]

Yes to Pete! Thank god we have someone fresh.

[@williamharrington4975]

What about his alcohol problem

[@oldguy2764]

He looks sober to me. Can’t say the same for you.😮😮😂😂😂

[@ianthesoccerref]

Hey now!!!! "I promise to quit drinking if I'm confirmed." What a jacka5s.

[@lesleyphillips8146]

​@@oldguy2764 so immature.

[@andrewwalton1520]

What about the senators' alcohol problems ? Would they be disqualified from office ?

[@kaoticdesignz84]

i may not agree with alot of trumps pick as a democratic but this man is not qualified at all i think Ron Destantis could be better pick but there role like this on President cabinet that require qualified leaders and he is not at all and that is the facts.

[@memecakes4436]

How on earth would a women carry a man and take him to safety if they were ambushed? Only very few women can do that so this is a non issue they are arguing about.

[@steveb796]

Anyone in combat has to pass the same strength and fitness tests.

[@steveb796]

She voted for every one of trumps massive spending bills. Such a phony.

[@douglaslee9010]

Ernst has obviously been compromised.

[@v.a.993]

Unfortunately.

[@greendestiny2000]

They ALL are comprimised.

[@nostalgically_nope9983]

If you consider refusing to bend the knee "compromised" , then I guess she's compromised 🤷

[@meenachavan2450]

been there, feeling like no matter how hard i tried, i just didn’t stand out. then i picked up Magnetic Aura by Takeshi Mizuki, and honestly, it changed everything. chapter 3 opened my eyes to how energy works-it’s not about effort, it’s about alignment. people started noticing me in ways they never had before.

[@enriquehernandez8993]

More Kinder questions from the Republicans.

[@clifftanch]

1 Timothy 3:2-3 (NIV) [2] Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, [3] not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. Evangelicals, stop being fooled.

[@MrEKOPriest]

If I’m correct this guy isn’t going to be leading the church but he’ll be leading the military. That verse is about church leaders. Repent and stop twisting scripture.

[@christyaustin4833]

1 Tim 3:6-7 refers to the qualifications of a church elder. Hegseth is not applying to be a church elder; therefore, what you are suggesting is not biblical. If you want to apply God's standards for deacons, elders, and pastors to cabinet members, it is going to be a very small cupboard! Sigh....

[@mariapopovici4467]

You are manipulaitng this passage of Scripture. This specifically refers to PASTORS or ELDERS, leading a flock, a church congregation or other church organization. Pete was not nominated to lead a church. He was nominated to lead a military operation. Shame on you for distorting the TRUTH of Scripture, as it relates to this passage from Timothy!

[@clifftanch]

@ One of Paul’s warnings is to not be given over to drunkenness. If it applies to overseers in the Ephesian church, should it not apply to a self-declared Christian Secretary of Defense?!

[@johnmoon6200]

She’s the key vote if she votes to confirm him he’s a shoe in even if murkowski and Collin’s say no

[@mariapopovici4467]

Pete could lose up to THREE votes and still be confirmed. He doesn't even need Collins or Murkowski...or even a third senator. Three senators could defect and he would still be confirmed. If the vote becomes 50 in favor, Vance would cast the tie breaking vote. That's one of his roles as a VP.

[@emmanaden203]

Not sure why so many MAGA followers are content to settle for the false choice between competence and character. Surely in a country of more than 300 million we can find at least one candidate who is both qualified and has the moral integrity demanded by such a job. It will be a sad day indeed if this man is confirmed.

[@christyaustin4833]

Right. Look how well that has worked for us in the House and Senate...

[@greggkupec]

Pete is 100% qualified. If she votes against him, Iowa should primary this RINO!

[@icarustannhauser4037]

What I find interesting is that no networks seem to be pointing out that when Sen. Schmitt was speaking to Hegseth, Schmitt was sitting in front of his OWN sign that spelled "Military" with only one "i," i.e. "Miltary." Dude in his employ made up a sign, ignored the red underline indicating a misspelling, gave it to Schmitt to be approved, Schmitt approved it, it gets sent to a printer, they missed it, they send a print ready proof to the Schmitt office to be approved, they miss it again, they receive the final product, miss it yet again, and when the UNITED STATES sees it, no one points it out including CBS! My god, we certainly deserve the government we are getting.

[@JoyfulSaturn-cz2ui]

This Senator is going to promote a guy to a position above his understanding. She's doing no service to The People acting like she and Hegseth are "boys".

[@markcutteridge5093]

Senator Ernst states she believes in high standards so I imagine that she'll be voting no on Petey Smegseth.

[@andrewwalton1520]

LOL ! I think not 😂. She's voting for him 😊

[@JimmyRyan-lh2oz]

On the contrary, her vote will be a yes if she also believes in high standards and meritocracy instead of gender related quotas.

[@turn-n-burn1421]

See BS

[@garydavidson2367]

Sexual assault allegations 2 heavy drinking typical gop nomination 😂

[@gionathanvazquezrosario1066]

“allegations” smh. use your brain. innocent til proven guilty

[@lesleyphillips8146]

Yup and fraud. Plus he is a dangerous radical.

[@mattb8754]

He sounds like a politician and that's exactly what he is. If you think the conduct of Republicans and Democrats are any different then you're the perfect democrat. That is you are a blind follower.

[@Chris-j7s5x]

The Republicans all threw softballs its a dereliction of duty

[@yrp237]

We are going down in a blaze of glory. Those with bitcoin will rebuild.

[@Patriot-od6xk]

VOTE ... SKIP THE DOG 🐕 AND PONY 🐎 SHOW

[@abnwa1974]

“Anonymous source” for every Trump nominee 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@ianthesoccerref]

Anonymous? Or paid off to keep quiet?

[@user-xg1ug9sr2snnn]

Trump!!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@dalesmith2987]

VA benefits are not guaranteed. Retirement after 20 years with a pension was a earned benefit. The veteran that was wounded in combat or suffered a traumatic injury take piroty. If a veteran receives 100% disability and then has a full-time job. How are they 100% disabled. I am a retired veteran and have a 10% hearing disability and a small pension.

[@thegirlthemirror7218]

I support Trump and most of his cabinet picks, but we are wasting time on Pete H. He is not the best fit for the job. Trump, please appoint Ron D to the Department of Defense instead of Pete.

[@andrewwalton1520]

Nah its got to be Pete & it probably will be. Senator Ernst now seems on board.