‘Slurring’ Democrat Senator Ripped For Absurd Line Of Questioning During Hegseth Hearing

Secretary of Defense-designate Pete Hegseth has faced a litany of attacks during today’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. Look no further than the slurred words of Hawaii’s senior Democratic senator, who could barely utter her outrage at the thought of Hegseth helping President-elect Donald Trump invade Greenland.

Liberals for days have been apoplectic after Trump on Sunday said he couldn’t rule out using military force or economic coercion to force the nation of Denmark to hand over Greenland, a vast northern territory with strategic importance for military proximity to Russia. In Tuesday’s hearing, Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) attempted to question Trump’s nominee for defense secretary whether he would “use our military to take over Greenland or an ally of Denmark.” Hegseth nimbly praised his boss while demurring on theoretical future uses of America’s military. “Senator, one of the things that President Trump is so good at is never strategically tipping his hand,” he replied, “and so I would never, in this public forum, give one way or another…”

Sen. Hirono was clearly unpleased by Hegseth’s deflection, but her inability to string two sentences together coherently inhibited her effort to interject. Ironically, Hirono’s slurred speech came while raising concerns about allegations that Hegseth has struggled with alcohol abuse. “I have read multiple reports of your regularly being drunk at work, including by people who worked with you at Fox News. Do you know that being drunk at work is prohibited for service members under the [U.S. Code of Military Justice]?” Hirono asked. When Hegseth stated Hirono was guilty of believing “false, anonymous reports” attacking his character, the Hawaii Democrat tried to talk over his answer before giving up. “I’m not hearing the answer to my question,” she pouted. “In your opening statement, you’re the one who committed to holding leaders accountable.”

Hirono certainly couldn’t hold her allies in the audience accountable at the hearing, which was interrupted by at least three protestors eager to shout Hegseth down as he came prepared with receipts to push back against her accusations. During the three-hour affair, the former Fox News anchor spoke passionately about public support he has received from colleagues at the network and military men and women who served with him around the world and praised his leadership skills. Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-MS) opened the proceedings by asking Hegseth if there was any merit to the devastating series of stories that nearly derailed his prospects for confirmation. “The media in America today, sadly, doesn’t care about the truth. All they’re out to do, Mr. Chairman, is to destroy me,” said a defiant Hegseth. “And why do they want to destroy me? Because I’m a change agent and a threat to them because Donald Trump was willing to choose me, to empower me, to bring the Defense Department back to what it really should be, which is warfighting.”

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