Sen. Duckworth, other female senators grill Defense nominee Pete Hegseth on his objections to women in combat

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Our adversaries watch closely during times of transition, and any sense that the Department of Defense that keeps us safe is being steered by someone who's wholly unprepared for the job puts America at risk, and I am not willing to do that."
48% : If you're talking standards, her point was that Trump sure lowered the bar when it came to Hegseth.
48% : "When it comes to picking who is going to be the next Secretary of Defense," Duckworth said, ...this hearing now seems to be a hearing about whether or not women are qualified to serve in combat, and not about whether or not you are qualified to be Secretary of Defense.
46% : "How can we ask these warriors to train and perform the absolute highest standards when you are asking us to lower the standards to make you the Secretary of Defense," Duckworth said, who was a no vote going into the hearing.
40% : "In mock shock, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., told Hegseth she wants to know why views he has held for more than a decade just melted away in the 32 days since Trump tapped him for the job.

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