WATCH LIVE : Pete Hegseth Faces Grilling As Confirmation Hearing Kicks Off

ZEROHEDGE | ublished January 14, 2025

Pete Hegseth, who was tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as defense secretary, faces a critical test as his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services committee kicks off today at 9:30 a.m. EST.

The 44-year-old Army National Guard veteran and former Fox News host was deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay – earning two Bronze Stars and a Combat Infantryman Badge along the way.

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Democrats have been instructed by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (NY) to not hold back when it comes to confirmation hearings for Trump nominees, while Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has rolled out a list of 100 questions and a series of accusations she expects him to answer today. Warren has said Hegseth is “unfit” to serve – referring to him at one point in a 33-page letter from last week as an “insider threat” due to a tattoo she claims is tied to “right-wing extremism” (and was featured on the cover of Jimmy Carter’s funeral program).

“Your confirmation as Secretary of Defense would be detrimental to our national security and disrespect a diverse array of servicemembers who are willing to sacrifice for our country,” Warren wrote in the letter, adding “I am deeply concerned by the many ways in which your behavior and rhetoric indicates that you are unfit to lead the Department of Defense.”

According to a copy of military evaluations obtained by Fox News, however, Hegseth was described as an “incredibly talented, battle-proven leader,” when he served.

“Having taken charge of his platoon mere days before deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he effectively led his platoon through five months of combat,” the report read. “He planned and executed platoon operations ranging from air assault raids to the defense of a forward operating base (FOB).”

Trump, meanwhile, took to Truth Social ahead of the hearing to say “Pete Hegseth will make a GREAT Secretary of Defense. He has my Complete and Total support. Good luck today, Pete!”

Sweeping Changes

Hegseth has vowed to eliminate “woke policies” at the Pentagon and refocus America on military readiness. Expect him to face questions about an drinking problem alleged by anonymous sources (that his co-workers at Fox insist is a fabrication), allegations of sexual misconduct.

According to Axios, Hegseth will say in prepared remarks that he plans to establish himself as an outsider pick who wants to restore a “warrior ethos” to the DoD.

“It is true that I don’t have a similar biography to Defense secretaries of the last 30 years,” Hegseth is expected to say. “But, as President Trump also told me, we’ve repeatedly placed people atop the Pentagon with supposedly ‘the right credentials’ — whether they are retired generals, academics or defense contractor executives — and where has it gotten us?

He believes, and I humbly agree, that it’s time to give someone with dust on his boots the helm. A change agent. Someone with no vested interest in certain companies or specific programs or approved narratives,” the remarks continue – adding that he’ll be imposing “equal” standards for all members of the military.

 

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SOURCE: www.zerohedge.com

RELATED: HUNDREDS of US Veterans and Navy SEALS March in Washington DC in Support of Pete Hegseth Before His Senate Hearing this Morning

Hundreds of US veterans and former Navy SEALS are lining up this morning for their march and rally in support of fellow veteran Pete Hegseth for Defense Secretary.
THE GATEWAY PUNDIT | Published January 14, 2025

Hundreds of US Navy SEALs and veterans will rally today in Washington DC in support show their support of Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s nominee for US Secretary of Defense.

Over 500 US veterans and Navy SEALS are lining up in Washington DC this morning to rally in support of Pete Hegseth.

FOX News is covering this historic march.

Republican Senators BETTER BE paying attention!

Video via FOX News.

 

The hearing for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to begin on Tuesday at 9:30 AM in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

The veterans are lining up behind Pete Hegseth.

Here is the livefeed of today’s veteran’s march in support of Pete Hegseth.

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SOURCE: www.thegatewaypundit.com

 

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