Pete Hegseth, secretary of Defense nominee for President-elect Donald Trump, speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Kent Nishimura)
Brigette Gabriel, ACT for America founder and chair, wrote that "Mazie Hirono might be the least intelligent Member of Congress, and that's saying something."
"This line of questioning is unbecoming of her position as a United States Senator," Gabriel said on X. "I stand with Pete Hegseth."
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During the hearing, Hirono claimed that President-elect Donald Trump ordered guards to "shoot protesters in the legs" during a protest at Layfayette Square in Washington, D.C., in 2020 and asked if Hegseth would carry out such an order.
Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) participates in a news conference following the weekly policy luncheons in Washington, D.C., on June 4, 2024. (Nathan Posner)
"I was in the Washington, D.C. National Guard unit that was in Lafayette Square during those events, holding a riot shield on behalf of my country," Hegseth responded. "I saw 50 Secret Service agents get injured by riot agents."
Hirono also asked Hegseth about allegations of sexual assault and claims that he was drinking on the job - both of which he has repeatedly denied.
"Clown show," wrote Eric Daughtery, Assistant News Director of Florida's Voice.
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"Mazie Hirono peddles the discredited anonymous sources from NBC who claimed that Pete Hegseth was constantly drunk at work," wrote Greg Price.
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