Sen. Mazie Hirono and former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (Getty Images)
"I have not," Burgum said.
Hirono, who has asked similar opening questions to several other nominees in the past, including Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth and Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi, was widely panned by conservatives on social media over the line of questioning.
"This lady has issues." conservative commentator Chad Prather posted on X.
Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is sworn in during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on his nomination to be Interior secretary on Capitol Hill, Jan. 16, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Getty Images)
Conservative comedian Tim Young posted on X that the "more Mazie Hirono asks cabinet nominees if they’ve sexually assaulted someone… the more I think she’s guilty of it herself."
Henry Rogers, The Daily Caller's chief national correspondent, called Hirono "deranged" on X.
Hirono's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
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