Pete Hegseth hearing: Defense pick grilled by Senate Armed Services Committee

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silver_sofa on January 14th, 2025 at 22:16 UTC »

“I can quit drinking whenever I want. Just put me in charge of the world’s largest military with a trillion dollar budget and I’ll prove it. Or die trying.”

Nevarian on January 14th, 2025 at 22:32 UTC »

Imagine having the unsubstantiated confidence to walk in there and say with a straight face that his experience of commanding 10 people prepared him to be responsible for millions of people who know more than he does.

IJourden on January 14th, 2025 at 23:41 UTC »

The cynic in me wonders why we even bother.

These things all go the same in the Trump era.

Candidate has a hearing, candidate shows themselves to be cartoonishly unqualified, Candidate gets confirmed anyway.