Lexington Herald Leader Article RatingSenators Scrutinize Hegseth in Committee Hearing
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10% Center
- Reliability
85% ReliableGood
- Policy Leaning
10% Center
- Politician Portrayal
-39% Negative
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
48% : "Our next commander in chief selected Pete Hegseth to serve in this role, and after our conversations, hearing from Iowans, and doing my job as a United States Senator, I will support President Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense," she told Fox News.46% : Just before Christmas Trump announced "a slate of America First Patriots" who have experience in the Department of Defense or other governmental agencies, to work under Hegseth.
44% : During the four-hour hearing Tuesday, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Defense was able to fend off questions about his marital infidelity by arguing he was a changed man and dismiss other serious allegations against him as "anonymous smears."
21% : "Since Trump first announced his nomination, Hegseth has faced criticism that he lacks the necessary qualifications to run an organization as large as the Pentagon.
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