He has worked at Fox News in various on-air roles since 2014.
And so this is a man who is inordinately, unqualified for the position.
The senator continued, The Pentagon is 3 million servicemen and women and civilians.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth in Chicago on Aug. 20, 2024.Jacek Boczarski/Getty Images
It is over a $900 billion budget.
Hes never run anything anywhere near to that size.
Even Republican senators have spoken out anonymously against Hegseths nomination, with one senatortellingRolling StoneTrumps choice makes no sense!
Duckworth additionally criticized Hegseths vocal opposition to women serving in combat roles.
Hegseth has said, Im straight up just saying we should not have women in combat roles.
It hasnt made us more effective, hasnt made us more lethal, has made fighting more complicated.
Hes wrong, Duckworth said of Hegseth.
Our military could not go to war without the 220,000 plus women who serve in uniform.
Women [serving] in our military does make us more effective, does make us more lethal.
Duckworth was co-piloting a Black Hawk helicopter in 2004 in Iraq when it was shot down by an RPG.
Duckworth was severely injured, losing her legs and partial use of her right arm.
She said she remembered saying no a lot to him.
Hegseth told investigators he had sex with the woman, but it was consensual.
He laterpaid the woman a settlementin an undisclosed sum.
In exchange, she signed a nondisclosure agreement.
Im deeply concerned that they will green-light [anyone Trump nominates], she said.
