Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin from Oklahoma blasted his Democratic counterparts for claiming that the allegations of alcohol abuse and cheating make Pete Hegseth inelegible to be Secretary of Defense.

The Oklahoma Republican tried to defend Hegseth against allegations of sexual misconduct and alcohol abuse. It didn't go especially well.

The nomination of Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense received support from Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2024.

SecDef nominee Pete Hegseth and Dem. Sen. Tim Kaine engaged in a tense back and forth about Hegseth's marital history and Hegseth's young daughter was mentioned.

Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin on Tuesday turned the tables on Democrats, who grilled Pete Hegseth over cheating and alcohol abuse allegations during the defense secretary nominee’s confirmation hearing.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) accused senators of working while drinking during defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

NewsNation host Chris Cuomo criticized Democratic Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine on Tuesday for using his time during Defense secretary nominee

"For being Secretary of Defense of the most powerful nation in the world, you're demonstrating an astonishing lack of judgment," said Kaine during Tuesday's hearing.

Jimmy Kimmel was baffled by one strange moment during Tuesday’s hearings for defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, who has faced allegations of excessive drinking and sexual misconduct, which he has denied.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin asked his fellow senators on the Armed Services Committee whether they would meet the standards they are setting for Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense.

What explains today’s political alliance of worldly bros and high-minded theobros? Start with the presumptive SecDef’s views on women and sex.

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