Pete Hegseth Can't Name One Country In A Key Alliance
During today's Senate confirmation hearing, Senator Tammy Duckworth exposed Fox News' Pete Hegseth's lack of qualifications and integrity for the post of Secretary of Defense in short order. It was embarrassing to Hegseth and highly informative to the public.
This segment is highlighted by Hegseth being forced to guess what countries were part of ASEAN, or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Hegeth is so racist he rattled off Japan. Somehow, Pete thought this union of ten countries was working on submarines.
(Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam comprise ASEAN. It was established on 8 August 1967.)
DUCKWORTH: Look, the Secretary of Defense is required to make quick decisions every single day that well, with high-level information that's being provided for them.
A Secretary of Defense has to have breadth and depth of knowledge. Right now, I am concerned that you have neither.
Mr. Hegseth, what is the highest level of international negotiations that you have engaged in, that you have led in? Because the Secretary of Defense does lead international security negotiations. There are three main ones that the Secretary of Defense leads and signs.
Can you name at least one of them?
HEGSETH: Could you repeat the question, Senator?