Sen. John Cornyn: Pete Hegseth Confirmation Will Be ‘A Very Unpleasant Process for Him and His Family’

Schmitt in a very ░░░░░░░░ world So I m ░░░░░░░░ Pete s confirmation that ░░░░░░░░ believe ultimately he will ░░░░░░░░ confirmed Cornyn So you ░░░░░░░░ you re a yes ░░░░░░░░ on Pete Hegseth Schmitt ░░░░░░░░ am Cornyn You are ░░░░░░░░ and do you do ░░░░░░░░ feel as though it ░░░░░░░░ like Joni Ernst was ░░░░░░░░ the fence and is ░░░░░░░░ more in his direction ░░░░░░░░ do you know of ░░░░░░░░ other senators that are ░░░░░░░░ you think any Republican ░░░░░░░░ will vote against him ░░░░░░░░ this point or does ░░░░░░░░ have the full support ░░░░░░░░ the party Schmitt I ░░░░░░░░ of no one who ░░░░░░░░ they will vote against ░░░░░░░░ Senator Ernst who you ░░░░░░░░ has had a couple ░░░░░░░░ meetings now and the ░░░░░░░░ recent one said she ░░░░░░░░ certainly support this process ░░░░░░░░ it goes forward I ░░░░░░░░ everybody s eager to ░░░░░░░░ these nominees confirmed but ░░░░░░░░ haven t even started ░░░░░░░░ new Congress Cornyn Yeah ░░░░░░░░ yet which is when ░░░░░░░░ will actually be doing ░░░░░░░░ Cornyn Yeah Schmitt But ░░░░░░░░ s important for all ░░░░░░░░ these nominees to come ░░░░░░░░ and answer questions I ░░░░░░░░ Pete this is going ░░░░░░░░ be a very unpleasant ░░░░░░░░ for him and his ░░░░░░░░ having been involved in ░░░░░░░░ Kavanaugh hearings for example ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Schmitt I know ░░░░░░░░ ll be unnamed accusations ░░░░░░░░ some some things that ░░░░░░░░ going to be hurtful ░░░░░░░░ only to him and ░░░░░░░░ family but he s ░░░░░░░░ for that his wife ░░░░░░░░ ready for that and ░░░░░░░░ m confident he will ░░░░░░░░ confirmed Cornyn Confident he ░░░░░░░░ be confirmed And as ░░░░░░░░ as Kennedy Tulsi Gabbard ░░░░░░░░ mean I hope that ░░░░░░░░ hopefully the Senate remembers ░░░░░░░░ when when it comes ░░░░░░░░ for Democrats to be ░░░░░░░░ every Democrat goes along ░░░░░░░░ what Biden wants Is ░░░░░░░░ going to happen here ░░░░░░░░ Republicans Schmitt Well I ░░░░░░░░ we ll take them ░░░░░░░░ at a time and ░░░░░░░░ one of them presents ░░░░░░░░ qualifications But I think ░░░░░░░░ s a presumption that ░░░░░░░░ Trump having won the ░░░░░░░░ should have his team ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Yeah Schmitt and ░░░░░░░░ any extraordinary circumstances I ░░░░░░░░