Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., known as out Democratic senators’ “hypocritical” line of questioning of Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth throughout his affirmation listening to.
Hegseth, who President-elect Trump nominated to guide the Pentagon throughout his upcoming administration, confronted a collection of intense questions from Democrat senators on the Armed Services Committee throughout his confirmation hearing on Tuesday.
“I feel it is so hypocritical of senators, particularly on the opposite facet, to be speaking about his {qualifications},” Mullin mentioned of his Democratic colleagues earlier than beginning his line of questioning for Hegseth. “And but your {qualifications} are no higher.”
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Senator Markwayne Mullin, a Republican from Oklahoma, speaks throughout a Senate Armed Services Committee affirmation listening to in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Al Drago)
The Oklahoma Republican then pointed to Democrats questioning Hegseth on claims, which he has denied, that the protection nominee had confirmed as much as work intoxicated.
Mullin hit again on the claims about Hegseth’s character, charging that elected members of the Senate had beforehand proven up intoxicated to forged votes.
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“Senator Kaine, or I suppose I higher use the senator from Virginia, begins mentioning the truth that, what if you happen to confirmed up drunk to your job? How many senators have confirmed up drunk to vote at night time?” Mullin charged, prompting some audible laughter from people within the room. “Have any of you guys requested them to step down and resign from their job? And do not inform me you have not seen it as a result of I do know you might have.”
The senator continued calling out Democratic members as Hegseth underwent his third hour of questioning.
Pete Hegseth, US President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary, testifies throughout his affirmation listening to earlier than the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Allison Robbert)
“And then what number of senators are you aware have gotten a divorce for dishonest on their wives? Did you ask them to step down? No,” Mullin mentioned. “You guys be sure you make a giant present and level out the hypocrisy as a result of a person’s made a mistake, and also you wish to sit there and say that he is not certified. Give me a joke. It is so ridiculous that you simply guys maintain your self as this larger customary. You neglect you bought a giant plank in your eye.”
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Before starting his questioning, Mullin thanked Hegseth’s spouse, Jennifer, for “loving him by that mistake.”
“The solely motive why I’m right here and never in jail is as a result of my spouse beloved me too. I’ve modified, however I’m not excellent,” he mentioned.
