The top 5 moments from Pete Hegseth's Senate confirmation hearing

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : "Thank you to my incredible wife, Jennifer, who has changed my life and been with me throughout this entire process.
54% : "So, as secretary of Defense, will you appoint a senior level official dedicated to sexual assault prevention and response?"
48% : Trump has said in recent weeks that he hopes to purchase Greenland from Denmark, referred to Canada as the U.S.'s "51st state" and outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as Canada's "governor," and has also vowed to"demand that the Panama Canal be returned to the United States of America in full, quickly and without question.
45% : President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, faced a Senate grilling on Tuesday as lawmakers determine whether they will vote in support of the nominee.
42% : Would you carry out an order from President Trump to seize Greenland, a territory of our NATO ally Denmark, by force?
35% : Trump nominated Hegseth back in November, just days after his decisive election win over Vice President Kamala Harris, lauding him "as a Warrior for the Troops, and for the Country.
35% : I assume, like me and President Trump, you support that war as well," Cotton said.
19% : "Hegseth brushed off Hirono's question during the hearing, saying, "Trump never strategically tips his hand.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.