Senator Tammy Duckworth (IL-D) has TOTAL MELTDOWN when Pete Hegseth doesn’t fall into her GOTCHA Trap question!
On 1/15/2025, Trump Defense nominee Pete Hegseth continues to shine in his confirmation hearing. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) trashing Hegseth as ‘unqualified‘ for Defense Secretary, saying he has “not earned his place.” At one point, she was so ‘worried’ about Hegseth leading an audit when the DOD had failed seven straight audits. But when she tried to trap him with a question designed to make him look unqualified on the matter, Hegseth refused to play her game. This caused Duckworth to melt down completely and start screaming like a banshee for several seconds as her plan was foiled.
DUCKWORTH: Please describe to me, Mr. Hegseth, you talk about DOD passing an audit; please describe to me a time or an organization where you led or underwent an audit.
I’m not asking you to be an accountant, I’m asking you to tell me what kind of guidance will be given to those employees. Have you led an audit of any organization yes or no?
HEGSETH: Senator, in both of the organizations I ran, we were always completely and fiscally responsible.
DUCKWORTH (Shouting): YES OR NO DID YOU LEAD AN AUDIT?!
HEGSETH: And the way…
DUCKWORTH (Screaming): YES OR NO DID YOU LEAD AN AUDIT?! YES OR NO DID YOU LEAD AN AUDIT?!
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?! YOU CAN’T ANSWER THIS QUESTION?!
YES OR NO?! YES OR NO?! I will take that as a no.
does a woman breaking down into an emotional mess while sitting in the safety and comfort of a Senate hearing really help advance the cause of putting women into combat?
On 1/15/2025, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) had a complete meltdown during the Senate confirmation hearing for Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth. Gillibrand, rather than addressing Hegseth’s exemplary qualifications, instead went on a virtual signaling tirade during which distorted his common sense position on women in combat. Gillibrand screeched, “So women, you have denigrated. You have also denigrated members of the LGBTQ community. Did you know that when ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ was in place, we lost so many crucial personnel, over a thousand in mission critical areas. We lost 10% of all our foreign language speakers because of a political policy.”
“You said in your statement, you don’t want politics in the DOD. Everything you’ve said in these public statements is politics. ‘I don’t want women, I don’t want moms.’” “What’s wrong with a mom, by the way? Once you have babies, you, therefore, are no longer able to be lethal?”
“I mean, you’re basically saying women, after they have children, can’t ever serve in the military in a combat role. It’s a silly thing to say. It’s a silly thing to say beneath the position that you are aspiring to. To denigrate LGBTQ service members is a mistake. If you are a sharpshooter, you’re as lethal, regardless of what your gender identity is, regardless of who you love. So please know this to be a true statement.
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Female Senators MELTDOWN emotional mess While Advocating for Women to Serve in Combat; Hegseth doesn’t fall Trap