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Question on ASEAN stumps Trump's choice for defense Hegseth

The Associated Press on MSN · 2h

Question on ASEAN stumped Hegseth at Senate hearing. What is it and why is it important?

In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name one member and how many countries were in the bloc.

FOX 10 Phoenix · 1h

Hegseth stumped by question about ASEAN; here's what it is

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, was questioned about ASEAN during a heated Senate confirmation and struggled with his response.

The Boston Globe · 5h

A question about ASEAN stumped Pete Hegseth at his Senate hearing. What is it and why is it important?

Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn’t tell Duckworth the exact number of ASEAN nations, but that “I know we have allies in South Korea and Japan in AUKUS (a pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the U.S.) with Australia.”

Sen. Duckworth Quizzes Hegseth on Audit Experience

Wall Street Journal · 22h

Sen. Duckworth Quizzes Hegseth on Audit Experience: 'You Are Not Qualified'

Many Republican senators have lamented the fact that the Pentagon has repeatedly failed financial audits, but Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D., Ill.) focused on Pete Hegseth’s lack of experience with audits at two veterans organizations he led.

ABC 7 Chicago · 8h

Veteran, IL Sen. Duckworth grills Trump's Defense Secretary pick Hegseth: 'You're not qualified'

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, was in full combat mode as she went hard after Hegseth and his qualifications to lead the nation's military. The decorated, disabled combat veteran's questioning was perhaps the moment of this hearing.

Sen. Duckworth explains why she says Hegseth is unqualified to lead Pentagon

During Tuesday's confirmation hearing, Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois told defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth that she doesn't believe he is qualified for the job. Sen. Duckworth is a former Army helicopter pilot who lost her legs in a crash while serving in Iraq and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

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‘Not Qualified’ And ‘Out of Touch’: Combat Veteran Tammy Duckworth on Why She Opposes Pete Hegseth’s Nomination

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost both legs in Iraq, talked to TIME ahead of Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing about his ...

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What is ASEAN, union referenced in Hegseth hearing

Sen. Tammy Duckworth put Pete Hegseth’s foreign policy chops to the test during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday as ...

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Watch: Trump's Defence Pick Pete Hegseth Can't Name Countries In ASEAN, Gets Slammed Online

Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth, born in Bangkok to a Thai mother and an American father, posed the question to Pete ...

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'Flabbergasted': Senator stunned by Pete Hegseth's answer about key alliance

Pete Hegseth's inability to answer basic geopolitical questions left Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) "flabbergasted," she told ...

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Sen. Duckworth tests DOD chief nominee Pete Hegseth’s foreign policy chops

Sen. Tammy Duckworth put Pete Hegseth’s foreign policy chops to the test during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday as ...

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Pete Hegseth hammered by female Senators over past statements on women in combat

Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth was grilled by female senators during his confirmation hearing over his past ...

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Pete Hegseth gets a friendly GOP reception: From the Politics Desk

Donald Trump's pick to be defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, received a friendly reception from Republican senators at his ...

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