Adam Kinzinger

Is, you know, Pete, and again, he did a good job for if your job is not to have oversight and simply to get confirmed by a cult, like he did fine to do that. But he would always answer everything with, I'm not going to answer hypotheticals. And it's like, look, okay, if Russia attacked, would you defend the United States of America with the U.S. military?

Is, you know, Pete, and again, he did a good job for if your job is not to have oversight and simply to get confirmed by a cult, like he did fine to do that. But he would always answer everything with, I'm not going to answer hypotheticals. And it's like, look, okay, if Russia attacked, would you defend the United States of America with the U.S. military?

Well, I'm not going to answer hypotheticals. It's like, well, no, you're going to be Secretary of Defense. We need to know, would you be willing to do that? So when you ask, would you put the 82nd Airborne on the street? Would you use the military to round up people? Just answer the question. Like, no, it's not hypothetical because Donald Trump said he's going to do it.

Well, I'm not going to answer hypotheticals. It's like, well, no, you're going to be Secretary of Defense. We need to know, would you be willing to do that? So when you ask, would you put the 82nd Airborne on the street? Would you use the military to round up people? Just answer the question. Like, no, it's not hypothetical because Donald Trump said he's going to do it.

Well, I'm not going to answer hypotheticals. It's like, well, no, you're going to be Secretary of Defense. We need to know, would you be willing to do that? So when you ask, would you put the 82nd Airborne on the street? Would you use the military to round up people? Just answer the question. Like, no, it's not hypothetical because Donald Trump said he's going to do it.

And that's, again, a frustration for...

And that's, again, a frustration for...

And that's, again, a frustration for...

for is they let him get away with all that with answering that's a hypothetical like trust me i'm gonna tell you as a politician that is the fallback answer to punt and not answer a question if i'm on tv particularly when i was in and they're like hey you know if donald trump blah blah if i felt comfortable answering it i'd answer it if i didn't i'd be like i'm not going to deal in hypotheticals that's just it's it's politician trick

for is they let him get away with all that with answering that's a hypothetical like trust me i'm gonna tell you as a politician that is the fallback answer to punt and not answer a question if i'm on tv particularly when i was in and they're like hey you know if donald trump blah blah if i felt comfortable answering it i'd answer it if i didn't i'd be like i'm not going to deal in hypotheticals that's just it's it's politician trick

for is they let him get away with all that with answering that's a hypothetical like trust me i'm gonna tell you as a politician that is the fallback answer to punt and not answer a question if i'm on tv particularly when i was in and they're like hey you know if donald trump blah blah if i felt comfortable answering it i'd answer it if i didn't i'd be like i'm not going to deal in hypotheticals that's just it's it's politician trick

Is there anything that worries you most about Pete? The thing I guess that would worry me the most is Donald Trump makes a decision like, let's use the military to suppress a riot, right? You know, the National Guard can be used, but let's use the Title 10 military. There's not going to be anything to stop him.

Is there anything that worries you most about Pete? The thing I guess that would worry me the most is Donald Trump makes a decision like, let's use the military to suppress a riot, right? You know, the National Guard can be used, but let's use the Title 10 military. There's not going to be anything to stop him.

Is there anything that worries you most about Pete? The thing I guess that would worry me the most is Donald Trump makes a decision like, let's use the military to suppress a riot, right? You know, the National Guard can be used, but let's use the Title 10 military. There's not going to be anything to stop him.

And there's not going to be a general, you know, we always have this belief that, you know, officers will refuse an illegal order. Well, maybe, but they also have to know the order is illegal. And a secretary of defense determines in many cases what is, and so does the president, what is illegal and what is illegal, because it's really just an interpretation by a lawyer.

And there's not going to be a general, you know, we always have this belief that, you know, officers will refuse an illegal order. Well, maybe, but they also have to know the order is illegal. And a secretary of defense determines in many cases what is, and so does the president, what is illegal and what is illegal, because it's really just an interpretation by a lawyer.

And there's not going to be a general, you know, we always have this belief that, you know, officers will refuse an illegal order. Well, maybe, but they also have to know the order is illegal. And a secretary of defense determines in many cases what is, and so does the president, what is illegal and what is illegal, because it's really just an interpretation by a lawyer.

So I don't think this like honorable swear a duty to the constitution thing is really going to defend us against overreach by this president. The other thing is just sheer incompetence. I mean, there is no way Pete Hegseth goes to Washington, D.C. and ever gets a grip on on the bureaucracy and what actually DOD does.

So I don't think this like honorable swear a duty to the constitution thing is really going to defend us against overreach by this president. The other thing is just sheer incompetence. I mean, there is no way Pete Hegseth goes to Washington, D.C. and ever gets a grip on on the bureaucracy and what actually DOD does.

So I don't think this like honorable swear a duty to the constitution thing is really going to defend us against overreach by this president. The other thing is just sheer incompetence. I mean, there is no way Pete Hegseth goes to Washington, D.C. and ever gets a grip on on the bureaucracy and what actually DOD does.