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That's why I'm trying to figure out how you can come to the conclusion right now that diversity had something to do with this crash.

So but that isn't what you said back in New Hampshire in 2023. My question is exactly when did you decide to sell out your life's work and values to get this position?

Gabbard is simple. Yes or no question. Do you still think Edward Snowden is brave? Mr. Vice Chairman, Edward Snowden broke the law. I do not agree with or support with all of the information and intelligence that he released, nor the way in which he did it.

My understanding is that the performers on this J6 choir were the rioters who were in prison. I'm not aware of that, sir. I didn't have anything to do with the recording. You weren't aware of who made the recording? No, Senator. Your boss has said that General Milley, who served us with great distinction and I happen to have great admiration for, should be tried for treason.

Do you agree with that? Senator, everybody's entitled to their opinion.

Who put away the Unabomber?

The FBI.

Who put away Timothy McVeigh and his Stalin's stomach for blood?

Brick agents at the FBI.

Who helped investigate Jussie Smollett? What? How did he get in there? Self-aggrandizement set back the fight for minority rights for years.

I think that was local authorities.

It was the FBI that opened an investigation, wasn't it? Wow, I hadn't heard that.

Do you think it's Donald Trump's economy now? Oh, I think it is. There's no question. I think once he decided to add the tariffs, clearly, I mean, he will be held responsible, as he should, whether it turns out good or it turns out badly.

The EU has said that they have offered zero for zero tariffs on cars and industrial goods. Is that not enough?

Good morning, Mr. Hegseth, and thank you very much. I appreciate your service to our nation.

You and I have had many productive conversations. And just for our audience, we have had very frank conversations. Is that correct, Mr. Hegseth?

I do believe in high standards.

For the young women that are out there now and can meet those standards, they must physically be able to achieve those standards so that they can complete their mission.

For those watching at home, DEI is not about giving everybody opportunity. It is rooted in cultural Marxism.

Our current Secretary of the Air Force thought we had too many white officers, advocated for quotas. And if you crunch the numbers, that meant that 5,800 white officers who've worked really hard should be fired.

I very much appreciate your focus on lethality in warfighting. We desperately need it.

Thank you, Mr. Hegseth. I'm looking forward to this opportunity to talk.

At that time, you were still married to your second wife, correct? I believe so. And you had just fathered a child by a woman who would later become your third wife, correct?

Now, if it had been a sexual assault, that would be disqualifying to be Secretary of Defense, wouldn't it?

If it had been a sexual assault, that would be disqualifying to be Secretary of Defense, wouldn't it? That was a false claim. He's talking about a hypothetical.

At the Grand Hyatt at Washington, D.C., you were noticeably intoxicated and had to be carried up to your room. Is that true or false?

While in Louisiana on official business for CVA, did you take your staff, including young female staff members, to a strip club?

Mm-hmm. We're hiring you to be the CEO of one of the most complex, largest organizations in the world.

What's the largest number of people you've ever supervised or had in an organization in your career?

No, I don't expect that. No one, very few people have ever had that experience. But how many? It's a straight up question.

I don't know of any corporate board of directors that would hire a CEO for a major company if they came and said, you know, I supervised 100 people before.

Do you think that the way to raise the minimum standards of the people who serve us is to lower the standards for the Secretary of Defense, that we have someone who has never managed an organization more than 100 people is going to come in?

How many senators have showed up drunk to vote at night?

You guys make sure you make a big show and point out the hypocrisy because a man's made a mistake. And you want to sit there and say that he's not qualified? Give me a joke.

How many rounds of 5.56 can you fit into the magazine of an M4 rifle?

And what size round does the M9 Beretta standard issue sidearm for the military fire? A nine millimeter.