‘Pretty Low Ranking Guy’: Duckworth Dismisses ‘Unqualified’ Pete Hegseth Nomination as ‘Insult’ to DOD

BRENNAN Having served in ░░░░░░░░ yourself what do you ░░░░░░░░ of the idea that ░░░░░░░░ make fighting more complicated ░░░░░░░░ was specifically what he ░░░░░░░░ on DUCKWORTH Well it ░░░░░░░░ shows his lack of ░░░░░░░░ of where our military ░░░░░░░░ You know he was ░░░░░░░░ pretty low ranking guy ░░░░░░░░ the military and he ░░░░░░░░ had a command position ░░░░░░░░ was a platoon leader ░░░░░░░░ think once or twice ░░░░░░░░ he never even commanded ░░░░░░░░ company And so this ░░░░░░░░ a man who is ░░░░░░░░ unqualified for the position ░░░░░░░░ that the Pentagon is ░░░░░░░░ million servicemen and women ░░░░░░░░ civilians It is over ░░░░░░░░ 900 billion budget He ░░░░░░░░ never you know run ░░░░░░░░ anywhere near to that ░░░░░░░░ And frankly women actually ░░░░░░░░ our military more effective ░░░░░░░░ The question of character ░░░░░░░░ also come up in ░░░░░░░░ to this leadership role ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth has acknowledged that ░░░░░░░░ paid a woman back ░░░░░░░░ 2017 to quiet her ░░░░░░░░ of sexual assault He ░░░░░░░░ it was consensual sex ░░░░░░░░ m sure you read ░░░░░░░░ Monterey police report as ░░░░░░░░ did here It refers ░░░░░░░░ the offense code as ░░░░░░░░ victim unconscious of the ░░░░░░░░ of the act It ░░░░░░░░ both the accuser s ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth s version of ░░░░░░░░ Here s what Senator ░░░░░░░░ Mullin said it shows ░░░░░░░░ people flirting with each ░░░░░░░░ Is the committee going ░░░░░░░░ speak with the victim ░░░░░░░░ ask if this was ░░░░░░░░ misunderstanding DUCKWORTH Well that ░░░░░░░░ that will be the ░░░░░░░░ of the Republican chairman ░░░░░░░░ the committee next year ░░░░░░░░ hope that we will ░░░░░░░░ I suspect that they ░░░░░░░░ will roll over for ░░░░░░░░ Trump Frankly I will ░░░░░░░░ raise those questions Remember ░░░░░░░░ we ve just fought ░░░░░░░░ a decade of fights ░░░░░░░░ overhauled the military and ░░░░░░░░ treatment of military sexual ░░░░░░░░ It s frankly an ░░░░░░░░ and really troubling that ░░░░░░░░ Trump would nominate someone ░░░░░░░░ has admitted that he ░░░░░░░░ paid off a victim ░░░░░░░░ has claimed rape allegations ░░░░░░░░ him This is not ░░░░░░░░ kind of person you ░░░░░░░░ to lead the Department ░░░░░░░░ Defense.”