Sen. Mark Kelly aptly exposes Pete Hegseth's fatal flaw as Defense secretary. It's the same one found in Kelly's Republican colleagues.

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) sparred with Pete Hegseth at the Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday for his nomination to serve as Donald Trump's secretary of defense.

What I want to understand is whether or not you bring any of the necessary experience that this job requires," Kelly a said.

The Arizona senator questioned Department of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth about his history of getting blitzed off his ass.

Opinion: In this op-ed, Sens. Duckworth argue Pete Hegseth falls short of the standards expected of those he would oversee as defense secretary.

Arizona U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly did a solid job exposing the grotesque disqualifying behavior and slippery, evasive answers of Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick to run the Department of Defense.

The Senate Armed Forces Committee held a confirmation hearing Tuesday for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary. The former Fox News host faced harsh questioning from Democrats.

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a weekend show. Trump tapped him as the defense secretary to lead an organization with nearly 2.1 million service members, about 780,000 civilians and a budget of $850 billion.

Danielle Hegseth also claimed that Samantha told her that she once hid in a closet at home because she was afraid. Hegseth has denied the allegations through his attorney, who called Danielle Hegseth an “anti-Trump far left Democrat who is divorced from Mr.

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced television commentator, author, and retired National Guard officer Pete Hegseth as his nominee for secretary of defense on November 12, 2024. This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation. The Senate ...

Trump’s Pentagon pick has denied the allegations, calling them part of a ‘smear campaign.’