Sen. Coons on Hegseth Bringing His Wife to Sensitive Meetings: ‘Here, Honey, Hold My Beer and Hold My Classified Information’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MENENDEZ Let ░░░░░░░░ add to that pile ░░░░░░░░ fact that you now ░░░░░░░░ The Wall Street Journal ░░░░░░░░ that Pete Hegseth brought ░░░░░░░░ wife to sensitive meetings ░░░░░░░░ foreign military officials Let ░░░░░░░░ just read you a ░░░░░░░░ bit of that Defense ░░░░░░░░ Pete Hegseth brought his ░░░░░░░░ a former Fox News ░░░░░░░░ to two meetings with ░░░░░░░░ military counterparts where sensitive ░░░░░░░░ was discussed That s ░░░░░░░░ to multiple people who ░░░░░░░░ present or had knowledge ░░░░░░░░ the discussions the Pentagon ░░░░░░░░ yet to answer NBC ░░░░░░░░ requests for comment Just ░░░░░░░░ how not normal that ░░░░░░░░ senator COONS That s ░░░░░░░░ normal at all Look ░░░░░░░░ ve traveled overseas on ░░░░░░░░ delegation trips with Republicans ░░░░░░░░ Democrats On some of ░░░░░░░░ trips our spouses come ░░░░░░░░ with us They are ░░░░░░░░ allowed in any secret ░░░░░░░░ classified meeting with foreign ░░░░░░░░ of state with foreign ░░░░░░░░ And those meetings are ░░░░░░░░ conducted separately from any ░░░░░░░░ of a spouse program ░░░░░░░░ because you re married ░░░░░░░░ someone doesn t mean ░░░░░░░░ if secretary Hegseth has ░░░░░░░░ of the highest levels ░░░░░░░░ classification access he can ░░░░░░░░ just hand that to ░░░░░░░░ wife and say here ░░░░░░░░ hold my beer and ░░░░░░░░ my classified information.”