Eric Schmitt

He tries to name his seven kids. Luke, Rex. Sorry, it's a lot of them. He forgets one of the names, which draws kind of a laugh. Right, I mean, who among us? Seven kids. Yeah, who among us? And then something dramatic happens inside the hearing room.

He tries to name his seven kids. Luke, Rex. Sorry, it's a lot of them. He forgets one of the names, which draws kind of a laugh. Right, I mean, who among us? Seven kids. Yeah, who among us? And then something dramatic happens inside the hearing room.

Not only that, you are a... Pecklers start screaming, you know, in protest of Hegseth's nomination. And the Capitol Police rush over and basically hustle this guy out.

Not only that, you are a... Pecklers start screaming, you know, in protest of Hegseth's nomination. And the Capitol Police rush over and basically hustle this guy out.

And Hexeth tries to get going again. He tries to kind of regain his momentum with this.

And Hexeth tries to get going again. He tries to kind of regain his momentum with this.

And then another heckler jumps up and starts screaming at something else. You may continue, sir. So it's very disruptive initially.

And then another heckler jumps up and starts screaming at something else. You may continue, sir. So it's very disruptive initially.

And this is all at a time when, you know, Pete Hexeth is trying to talk about how he's going to transform the woke military that has sunk to new lows into this, you know, new department of warriors.

And this is all at a time when, you know, Pete Hexeth is trying to talk about how he's going to transform the woke military that has sunk to new lows into this, you know, new department of warriors.

And so how do you get that powerful military? You do that by focusing on the mission of the military, the building up of military might, and not being distracted by what Republicans say Democrats have spent too much time on of DEI policies and progressive politics and getting away from basic tenets of military effectiveness,

And so how do you get that powerful military? You do that by focusing on the mission of the military, the building up of military might, and not being distracted by what Republicans say Democrats have spent too much time on of DEI policies and progressive politics and getting away from basic tenets of military effectiveness,

You know, he openly acknowledges he's not your usual defense secretary.

You know, he openly acknowledges he's not your usual defense secretary.

And what he says is, you know, I'm bringing a new, fresh approach to this. Thank you for the time.

And what he says is, you know, I'm bringing a new, fresh approach to this. Thank you for the time.

That's right. And remember, this is just the introduction to this hearing. Right. And the real fireworks are yet to come because the question and answer is going to go on for hours with... The Democrats and Republicans lining up. The partisan lines have been thrown down on both sides. And that's where the drama is really going to unfold in this hearing.

That's right. And remember, this is just the introduction to this hearing. Right. And the real fireworks are yet to come because the question and answer is going to go on for hours with... The Democrats and Republicans lining up. The partisan lines have been thrown down on both sides. And that's where the drama is really going to unfold in this hearing.

So one of the big topics that came up, particularly from Democrats, who launched into Hegstaff's comments and what he's written about women in the military. And in the weeks leading up to this hearing, he's tried to walk some of those comments back. The Democrats haven't had a chance to really talk this thing through.

So one of the big topics that came up, particularly from Democrats, who launched into Hegstaff's comments and what he's written about women in the military. And in the weeks leading up to this hearing, he's tried to walk some of those comments back. The Democrats haven't had a chance to really talk this thing through.