Sen. Mullin: For Elizabeth Warren, Who Was Claiming To Be Cherokee, To Say Pete Hegseth Is Unqualified Carries No Weight

BARTIROMO It s going ░░░░░░░░ be the easiest or ░░░░░░░░ things to get through ░░░░░░░░ the agenda I mean ░░░░░░░░ course we ve been ░░░░░░░░ all about the nominees ░░░░░░░░ morning President Elect Trump ░░░░░░░░ nominating Florida Senator Marco ░░░░░░░░ to serve as Secretary ░░░░░░░░ State MULLIN Right BARTIROMO ░░░░░░░░ combat veteran Pete Hegseth ░░░░░░░░ serve as the Secretary ░░░░░░░░ Defense Hegseth served tours ░░░░░░░░ Iraq and Afghanistan But ░░░░░░░░ Senator Elizabeth Warren is ░░░░░░░░ back She s dismissing ░░░░░░░░ writing on X A ░░░░░░░░ Friends weekend co host ░░░░░░░░ not qualified to be ░░░░░░░░ Secretary of Defense completely ░░░░░░░░ his military background The ░░░░░░░░ Press writes Trump s ░░░░░░░░ to nominate Hegseth was ░░░░░░░░ with bewilderment and worry ░░░░░░░░ many in Washington Some ░░░░░░░░ concerned he does not ░░░░░░░░ the experience to run ░░░░░░░░ department So Senator Hegseth ░░░░░░░░ appear before the Senate ░░░░░░░░ Services Committee for confirmation ░░░░░░░░ you planning to vote ░░░░░░░░ him MULLIN Absolutely Pete ░░░░░░░░ for Elizabeth Warren to ░░░░░░░░ that someone s not ░░░░░░░░ when she was coming ░░░░░░░░ be Cherokee for the ░░░░░░░░ of her life which ░░░░░░░░ am Cherokee which is ░░░░░░░░ direct insult carries no ░░░░░░░░ with me Peter served ░░░░░░░░ 20 years in the ░░░░░░░░ States Army He was ░░░░░░░░ decorative combat veteran with ░░░░░░░░ bronze stars and he ░░░░░░░░ a civilian People forget ░░░░░░░░ the Secretary of Defense ░░░░░░░░ supposed to be a ░░░░░░░░ That s for a ░░░░░░░░ reason So he knows ░░░░░░░░ to carry a message ░░░░░░░░ knows how the military ░░░░░░░░ and he s truly ░░░░░░░░ civilian He s not ░░░░░░░░ general that s just ░░░░░░░░ to be looking over ░░░░░░░░ other general s shoulders ░░░░░░░░ s somebody that s ░░░░░░░░ to go up there ░░░░░░░░ actually look at things ░░░░░░░░ another perspective and the ░░░░░░░░ needs to be looked ░░░░░░░░ differently They have a ░░░░░░░░ amount of bureaucracy There ░░░░░░░░ very little accountability underneath ░░░░░░░░ Harris Biden Administration And ░░░░░░░░ look forward to him ░░░░░░░░ in and talking to ░░░░░░░░ But as of right ░░░░░░░░ I m 100 percent ░░░░░░░░ Peter getting nominated Now ░░░░░░░░ the same time he ░░░░░░░░ got to come in ░░░░░░░░ of the committee and ░░░░░░░░ think he ll do ░░░░░░░░ great job BARTIROMO That ░░░░░░░░ a very good point ░░░░░░░░ you make in terms ░░░░░░░░ being a civilian to ░░░░░░░░ the department You re ░░░░░░░░ I hadn t heard ░░░░░░░░ before but you re ░░░░░░░░ right That s a ░░░░░░░░ point crosstalk MULLIN And ░░░░░░░░ President Trump and I ░░░░░░░░ about this Maria he ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ general looking over generals ░░░░░░░░ Yeah MULLIN But at ░░░░░░░░ same time we need ░░░░░░░░ that actually has been ░░░░░░░░ the service too which ░░░░░░░░ why Peter fits the ░░░░░░░░ perfectly.”