Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala. listens at the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Defense secretary, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) AP
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joins "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss today's Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense. Watch the full interview above.
Defense Secretary-nominee Pete Hegseth 'had an answer for every' adversarial question, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., tells reporters.
Ala., said he supports Pete Hegseth for defense secretary "110%," during an event with veterans Monday in Washington.
In Tuesday morning’s confirmation hearing for U.S. Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R. Ala., said ‘woke’ policies are to blame for declining military recruitment. In one example,
Pete Hegseth said he would trim the fat at the top of the Pentagon in favor of making more warfighters. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R., Ala.), pointed out that the size of the Pentagon’s Joint Staff has increased significantly over the years.
Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson and her nonprofit group sent a letter yesterday asking the Senate Armed Services Committee to allow an alleged victim
Democrats say Hegseth’s lack of experience, his past comments about women and Black troops and allegations of excessive drinking, and sexual misconduct, make him unfit to serve.
Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, struggled to answer a series of questions from Democratic Senator Mazie Hirono.
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, will be in the hot seat on Tuesday. Lawmakers will have a chance to question him during his confirmation hearing, including about allegations of sexual misconduct, excessive drinking and financial mismanagement, which Hegseth denies.
Pete Hegseth vowed to foster a "warrior culture" at the Pentagon and be a "change agent." He did not address the allegations of sexual assault and excessive drinking, focusing instead on his combat experience.
President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Department of Defense is on Capitol Hill to take questions from senators.