McConnell Grills Pete Hegseth About Russia-Ukraine: ‘Who Do You Want to Win?’

McConnell It probably won ░░░░░░░░ surprise you but I ░░░░░░░░ going to start with ░░░░░░░░ And I m going ░░░░░░░░ ask you a series ░░░░░░░░ questions but I don ░░░░░░░░ want you to linger ░░░░░░░░ any one of them ░░░░░░░░ answer the series of ░░░░░░░░ in one answer Number ░░░░░░░░ who s the aggressor ░░░░░░░░ who s the victim ░░░░░░░░ the conflict Hegseth Russia ░░░░░░░░ the aggressor McConnell Which ░░░░░░░░ do you want to ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth As we ve ░░░░░░░░ time and time again ░░░░░░░░ president is committed to ░░░░░░░░ in that conflict Ultimately ░░░░░░░░ serves our national interests ░░░░░░░░ we think the interests ░░░░░░░░ both parties even if ░░░░░░░░ outcome will not be ░░░░░░░░ to many in this ░░░░░░░░ and many in our ░░░░░░░░ McConnell Which side is ░░░░░░░░ Xi pulling for Hegseth ░░░░░░░░ as was stated by ░░░░░░░░ of you we obviously ░░░░░░░░ unfortunately under this administration ░░░░░░░░ the policy excuse me ░░░░░░░░ the previous administration and ░░░░░░░░ policies they pursued it ░░░░░░░░ driven Russia and China ░░░░░░░░ together So there s ░░░░░░░░ doubt that China would ░░░░░░░░ that Vladimir Putin have ░░░░░░░░ good outcome but it ░░░░░░░░ also prefer a prolonged ░░░░░░░░ that would keep us ░░░░░░░░ other countries tied down ░░░░░░░░ incapable of paying attention ░░░░░░░░ the malign influence of ░░░░░░░░ elsewhere McConnell One thing ░░░░░░░░ m sure we agree ░░░░░░░░ is we don t ░░░░░░░░ a headline at the ░░░░░░░░ of this conflict that ░░░░░░░░ Russia wins and America ░░░░░░░░ And given the fact ░░░░░░░░ all of our adversaries ░░░░░░░░ communicating with each other ░░░░░░░░ s extremely important if ░░░░░░░░ re going to continue ░░░░░░░░ play the role in ░░░░░░░░ world that the vast ░░░░░░░░ of members of Congress ░░░░░░░░ we should still play ░░░░░░░░ now our adversaries are ░░░░░░░░ significant than they have ░░░░░░░░ since the Berlin Wall ░░░░░░░░ down.”