David French: Pete Hegseth ‘Is an Ideological Pick for an Ideological Witch Hunt’

SCARBOROUGH But let s ░░░░░░░░ s talk about while ░░░░░░░░ re on national security ░░░░░░░░ that s what you ░░░░░░░░ writing about Pete Hegseth ░░░░░░░░ Tulsi Gabbard Now I ░░░░░░░░ Tulsi Gabbard French Right ░░░░░░░░ just had a terrible ░░░░░░░░ last week She s ░░░░░░░░ to have a terrible ░░░░░░░░ this week and she ░░░░░░░░ going to have a ░░░░░░░░ week next week Because ░░░░░░░░ can t be an ░░░░░░░░ for both Assad and ░░░░░░░░ Putin and get through ░░░░░░░░ Republican Senate You and ░░░░░░░░ we may have problems ░░░░░░░░ our former party we ░░░░░░░░ have problems with a ░░░░░░░░ of things that they ░░░░░░░░ done but you and ░░░░░░░░ will both agree there ░░░░░░░░ a hell of a ░░░░░░░░ of Republicans in the ░░░░░░░░ that are serious about ░░░░░░░░ s intelligence community and ░░░░░░░░ intelligence capabilities and are ░░░░░░░░ about the DOD That ░░░░░░░░ why I think in ░░░░░░░░ end I do think ░░░░░░░░ that the only responsible ░░░░░░░░ to do is hold ░░░░░░░░ line against these two ░░░░░░░░ And I keep hearing ░░░░░░░░ Jonathan keeps hearing five ░░░░░░░░ six Republicans are no ░░░░░░░░ on those two picks ░░░░░░░░ You know I think ░░░░░░░░ s possible And look ░░░░░░░░ responsibility here their constitutional ░░░░░░░░ is not to just ░░░░░░░░ to whatever Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ here They have an ░░░░░░░░ and consent responsibility for ░░░░░░░░ reason And look the ░░░░░░░░ Gabbard situation I think ░░░░░░░░ the fall of Assad ░░░░░░░░ emerging weakness of Vladimir ░░░░░░░░ aside from just the ░░░░░░░░ of her contacts with ░░░░░░░░ the judgment her foreign ░░░░░░░░ judgment again and again ░░░░░░░░ looks like she s ░░░░░░░░ the wrong horse here ░░░░░░░░ she s mistaking the ░░░░░░░░ of authoritarianism for the ░░░░░░░░ of authoritarianism And they ░░░░░░░░ not the same thing ░░░░░░░░ her judgment is off ░░░░░░░░ wisdom is off She ░░░░░░░░ obviously not qualified for ░░░░░░░░ position given the present ░░░░░░░░ security situation And Pete ░░░░░░░░ I m sorry You ░░░░░░░░ look we should respect ░░░░░░░░ service overseas He has ░░░░░░░░ his country honorably as ░░░░░░░░ thousands and thousands and ░░░░░░░░ of other Americans since ░░░░░░░░ 11 And look honestly ░░░░░░░░ could find 10 000 ░░░░░░░░ living in greater Washington ░░░░░░░░ C who are more ░░░░░░░░ to be Secretary of ░░░░░░░░ than Hegseth and who ░░░░░░░░ far fewer skeletons in ░░░░░░░░ closet This is not ░░░░░░░░ pick This is not ░░░░░░░░ serious pick for serious ░░░░░░░░ This is an ideological ░░░░░░░░ for an ideological witch ░░░░░░░░ And that is not ░░░░░░░░ we need in the ░░░░░░░░ States right now.”