Andrea Mitchell Laments Pete Hegseth Has Denounced DEI

Mitchell And you know ░░░░░░░░ the choice of Fox ░░░░░░░░ host and military veteran ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth as the Defense ░░░░░░░░ he has denounced diversity ░░░░░░░░ and inclusion he disagrees ░░░░░░░░ women in combat I ░░░░░░░░ t know what he ░░░░░░░░ say to Senator um ░░░░░░░░ Duckworth you know and ░░░░░░░░ the other women pilots ░░░░░░░░ of whom like Senator ░░░░░░░░ you know were grievously ░░░░░░░░ in combat But women ░░░░░░░░ been a key part ░░░░░░░░ piloting these fighter jets ░░░░░░░░ and this goes back ░░░░░░░░ know more than a ░░░░░░░░ So VAN HOLLEN As ░░░░░░░░ say very Mitchell this ░░░░░░░░ not be this would ░░░░░░░░ be for you to ░░░░░░░░ on until it would ░░░░░░░░ to the floor if ░░░░░░░░ gets out of committee ░░░░░░░░ HOLLEN Yeah a very ░░░░░░░░ history of statements like ░░░░░░░░ We we know that ░░░░░░░░ can perform incredibly ably ░░░░░░░░ our military like Senator ░░░░░░░░ Duckworth did So this ░░░░░░░░ concerning just as the ░░░░░░░░ conversation you were having ░░░░░░░░ concerning where the president ░░░░░░░░ try to sort of ░░░░░░░░ pick generals who have ░░░░░░░░ loyalty to him not ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution people who ░░░░░░░░ more sort of political ░░░░░░░░ um rather than people ░░░░░░░░ are best for our ░░░░░░░░ security And we re ░░░░░░░░ of course seeing that ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ federal civil service where ░░░░░░░░ Trump the President Elect ░░░░░░░░ is talking about essentially ░░░░░░░░ people who are part ░░░░░░░░ the merit based civil ░░░░░░░░ and replacing them with ░░░░░░░░ cronies going forward That ░░░░░░░░ also be very dangerous ░░░░░░░░ our country So lots ░░░░░░░░ very very bad signs ░░░░░░░░ lot of things that ░░░░░░░░ were worried about during ░░░░░░░░ election seeming to coming ░░░░░░░░ to roost.”