Sen. Warren Forgets Lloyd Austin, Says Defense Sec. ‘Has To Be Ready To Go 24 Hours a Day, 365 Days a Year’

Warren Good to be ░░░░░░░░ you MADDOW So help ░░░░░░░░ understand the process here ░░░░░░░░ allegations that you were ░░░░░░░░ about there in that ░░░░░░░░ these new allegations that ░░░░░░░░ detailed in this affidavit ░░░░░░░░ Mr Hegseth s former ░░░░░░░░ in law she says ░░░░░░░░ were conveyed to the ░░░░░░░░ but then somehow they ░░░░░░░░ made it to senators ░░░░░░░░ just now upon invitation ░░░░░░░░ Senator Reid that the ░░░░░░░░ in law should talk ░░░░░░░░ the committee directly What ░░░░░░░░ here Warren Well it ░░░░░░░░ clear that the FBI ░░░░░░░░ not do a thorough ░░░░░░░░ in tracking down all ░░░░░░░░ the stories about drinking ░░░░░░░░ all of the stories ░░░░░░░░ sexual abuse It s ░░░░░░░░ in part because we ░░░░░░░░ a file of different ░░░░░░░░ different people and the ░░░░░░░░ report just hasn t ░░░░░░░░ covered everything And that ░░░░░░░░ clear now with the ░░░░░░░░ sister in law But ░░░░░░░░ this about it Rachel ░░░░░░░░ people are talking about ░░░░░░░░ what did we learn ░░░░░░░░ this affidavit it s ░░░░░░░░ the same pattern It ░░░░░░░░ story after story after ░░░░░░░░ after story about drunk ░░░░░░░░ I don t mean ░░░░░░░░ know a couple of ░░░░░░░░ before dinner I mean ░░░░░░░░ I mean the kind ░░░░░░░░ drunk where standing outside ░░░░░░░░ hotel and peeing drunk ░░░░░░░░ mean someone had to ░░░░░░░░ you upstairs and into ░░░░░░░░ hotel room The kind ░░░░░░░░ drunk that you take ░░░░░░░░ folks to a strip ░░░░░░░░ and so drunk then ░░░░░░░░ you try to get ░░░░░░░░ on stage and dance ░░░░░░░░ the strippers The kind ░░░░░░░░ drunk that stopped the ░░░░░░░░ because you re going ░░░░░░░░ vomit drunk So we ░░░░░░░░ talking about out of ░░░░░░░░ drunk passed out dead ░░░░░░░░ drunk There s story ░░░░░░░░ story after story And ░░░░░░░░ Republicans many who have ░░░░░░░░ at this have said ░░░░░░░░ uh No no no ░░░░░░░░ are just anonymous efforts ░░░░░░░░ smear Mr Hegseth That ░░░░░░░░ been his response None ░░░░░░░░ it s true It ░░░░░░░░ all just anonymous Now ░░░░░░░░ s not anonymous but ░░░░░░░░ are not people who ░░░░░░░░ gone out there in ░░░░░░░░ and put their names ░░░░░░░░ public for a lot ░░░░░░░░ reasons that are personal ░░░░░░░░ wanting to do that ░░░░░░░░ we have here that ░░░░░░░░ this different is it ░░░░░░░░ the stories with all ░░░░░░░░ receipts the dates the ░░░░░░░░ when it happened who ░░░░░░░░ there But now it ░░░░░░░░ someone has said this ░░░░░░░░ a sworn affidavit with ░░░░░░░░ name on it and ░░░░░░░░ penalty of perjury So ░░░░░░░░ s not even a ░░░░░░░░ leaf to hide behind ░░░░░░░░ is really about whether ░░░░░░░░ not Republicans are going ░░░░░░░░ confirm a secretary of ░░░░░░░░ who has a serious ░░░░░░░░ problem MADDOW Senator do ░░░░░░░░ believe that there are ░░░░░░░░ who are considering what ░░░░░░░░ just described there in ░░░░░░░░ faith that there are ░░░░░░░░ handful potentially four Republicans ░░░░░░░░ may vote against him ░░░░░░░░ because they feel that ░░░░░░░░ process hasn t been ░░░░░░░░ here given the severity ░░░░░░░░ the allegations made against ░░░░░░░░ or just that they ░░░░░░░░ heard enough and what ░░░░░░░░ hear means that he ░░░░░░░░ not suited for this ░░░░░░░░ Warren You know look ░░░░░░░░ never want to speak ░░░░░░░░ someone else but tonight ░░░░░░░░ got to be a ░░░░░░░░ soul searching night for ░░░░░░░░ to be saying I ░░░░░░░░ vote to make that ░░░░░░░░ secretary of defense But ░░░░░░░░ secretary of defense is ░░░░░░░░ very very special role ░░░░░░░░ our government This is ░░░░░░░░ person who gets the ░░░░░░░░ when things are truly ░░░░░░░░ out of control when ░░░░░░░░ scary data has come ░░░░░░░░ when information when something ░░░░░░░░ the globe has really ░░░░░░░░ in a bad way ░░░░░░░░ it is the secretary ░░░░░░░░ defense who makes the ░░░░░░░░ on Is now the ░░░░░░░░ to call the president ░░░░░░░░ so what am I ░░░░░░░░ to tell the president ░░░░░░░░ now the time to ░░░░░░░░ in other experts to ░░░░░░░░ our allies involved Secretary ░░░░░░░░ defense has to be ░░░░░░░░ to go 24 hours ░░░░░░░░ day 365 days a ░░░░░░░░ Look I understand there ░░░░░░░░ people who have alcohol ░░░░░░░░ but we cannot trust ░░░░░░░░ safety of our country ░░░░░░░░ someone who has demonstrated ░░░░░░░░ using very bad judgment ░░░░░░░░ alcohol and doing it ░░░░░░░░ ways that truly have ░░░░░░░░ him This is not ░░░░░░░░ moment to take that ░░░░░░░░ of risk with our ░░░░░░░░ security and I hope ░░░░░░░░ all 53 Republicans are ░░░░░░░░ very hard about that.”