Sen. Duckworth says Trump defense secretary pick is "flat-out wrong" about women in combat roles

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : More broadly, Americans generally say they want Trump to appoint people who'll speak their minds and who have experience in the field or agency they'll run.
32% : "Trump tapped Hegseth, a former Fox News host and Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan as his pick to head the Defense Department earlier this month.
31% : The comments come after Trump announced a slew of picks for top posts in his administration in recent days.
29% : Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat who serves on the Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, said it's "really troubling" that Trump would nominate someone who "has admitted that he's paid off a victim who has claimed rape allegations against him.""This is not the kind of person you want to lead the Department of Defense," she added.

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