larry: sincer to tuberville, you -- senator tuberville, you may know during world war ii united states occupied greenland to keep access powers out, including the nazis, and greenland wants nc independence from denmark. why can't we set up an alliance that includes national security, trade and investment. that would make sense to me. >> all about national security, we got a leader in white house that has some negotiations skills diplomacy, he is putting a time team around him that will help, there is no better place to start than greenland. looking at what china has done, i returned last summer from argentina they bought up everything, we have got to get in the game, we have not been in the game for 4 years, prurc president trump will get us back in the game, he will make tough decisions, he is spot on, we're in trouble not just domestically but internationally, it will be a fight, it will be a fight that we'll have to back president trump on all this, give him an opportunity too make headway, and international diplomacy. larry: senator sheehy, as senator tuberville suggests, we are pr

senator untub -- tuberville, what's going on here?ersonally, as you probably know, am in favor of one big, beautiful bill. that's what president trump's first choice is. that's what speaker johnson wants, that that's what may -- ways and means chair jason smith wants. i'm not sure i understand the resistance. can you help me out? >> i'm all with you, larry. i think we need one. but, again, we've got to go with the house first. they're the ones that's going to make the decision the on this. they've got to get it done before us. go back and look at history. ronald reagan the did this know now. they drug their feet. i think you might even been working for ronald reagan at that time, and they had two bills, and they didn't get both of hem done. same thing with president trump back in 2016. they worried about health care, paul ryan drug his feet, and they didn't get the tax bill to really save congress in the two-year election. i'm all for one, let's get it done. larry: senator tuberville, you are a person after my heart. you're such a cle

larry: senator tuberville coming up on the show. tomorrow, hundreds more veterans are expected to peacefully rally in support of pete hegseth, at vietnam veteran's memorial and other washington, d.c., landmarks. now in addition to serving as much decorated combat veteran in several theaters of war pete hegseth was educated at princeton and harvard and wrote a book, war on warriors, that argues impartimportance of ends woke f fixation on diversity, equity and inclusion. now, joe biden leaves white house. with world in a dangerous place. donald trump intends to turn this around to america's advantage. senate must put true warrior pete hegseth at mr. trump's side to help him do it, and that's the riff. all right, joining me now bam bap senator tom -- alabama senator tommy tuberville. i don't know if you got wind of the -- they just put if out after 3:00 p.m., fox news digital report on the military evaluations of pete hegseth. but these evaluations i mentioned a couple of them in the opening riff, they are spectacular. senator tubervil

there's a clip from senator tuberville today. we need a drill sergeant, somebody that's been in two wars and somebody that understands comradery and team and work ethnicity ick and time restraint and respect. pete is somebody that believes in this country. larry: secretary tuberville coming up on the show in just a moment. tomorrow, hundreds more veterans expected to peacefully rally in support of pete hegseth at veteran's memorial and dc landmarks and in addition to serving as a much decorated combat veteran and several wars and pete s hegseth was educatedn princeton and harvard and war on warriors that argued the importance of ending woke fixation on diversity, equity, and ibram collusion and changing in favor of reinvigorating the warrior culture in the pentagon and all through the armed services. now, joe biden leaves the white house with the world in an extremely dangerous place, donald trump intends to turn this completely around to america's advantage. the senate must put true warrior pete hegseth at mr. trump ocean side t

gop senator tommy tuberville is here to break that down. what americans say is a new, big cover-up scandal. also, we'll show you the sound of nancy pelosi suddenly claiming women are "more ethical than men." we'll show you how pelosi's net worth has skyrocketed while in government. plus, will president finally reveal what really goes on in the d.c. swamp with politicians accused of profiting off their day jobs including biden and his family. outkick together it harris team en is here to take that on and whether democrat lawfare attacks against trump were an attempt to cover that up but first this story. the fight to get what president trump and house lawmakers want. one big beautiful bill to enact trump's agenda, his tax cuts, border security, unleashing u.s. oil & gas and much more. house republicans are set to go to mar-a-lago at the end of the week for meetings on getting the trump agenda enacted quickly. fox news senior national correspondent aishah hasnie has new action on this , joins us live on capitol hill with more. aishah good to

alabama republican senator tommy tuberville says he stands with hegseth. i'm here today to tell you 100 and 10% behind peak tuberville brought over 100 veterans together in dc monday to rally behind trump's pick to lead the pentagon. the only way to transcend politics. >> his service. and sacrifice. >> we don't need. a general from the pentagon. we've tried that. we need a drill. sergeant. >> now that headsets fbi background check is completed. democrats wanted to be made available to the entire committee right now. it's only in the hands of the chair and ranking member. why whether republicans will step forward, which the similar concerns. illinois democratic senator tammy duckworth says hegseth doesn't have the needed qualifications. if just look at his work experience, the largest organization of i can find that he's ever run was a platoon. 13 cabinet picks will face confirmation hearings this week repopting in washington reshad hudson. >> next in sports, the warriors continue their road trip there in to rondo. >> taking on the raptors, aaron wilson. le

tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. the clerk: mr. young. the vice president: a quorum is present. the vice president: a quorum is present. under the previous order, the leadership is reserved. the senate will be in a period offed morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the majority leader will then begin calling up -- the majority leader. mr. thune: madam president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to consideration of s. res. 1, which was submitted earlier today. the vice president: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: s. res. 1, establishing a committee to inform the president of the united states that a quorum of each house is assembled. the vice president: is there an objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. thune: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, that the motion to reconsider be considered madeland upon the tabl

hegseth force position after previously questioning kwavgs joining me am alabama senator tommy tubervilleu so much for being here, we you were in that hearing, you questioned pete hegseth on recruiting dei in military what is your takeaway you any he will get confirmed. >> one hundred percent i don't think any way republicans anybody can vote against him even some that said i've got down thes about this if truthful for themselves democrats would vote for are this guy well qualitative difference young not a general pretty much a drill sergeant with troops unnecessary what they go through when they go to war has been to afghanistan, and iraq twice two, bronze stars tried to make fun of this guy, sure, he had some problems in past, those are over with, wife with him a lot of supports there no way anybody should vote against pete hegseth. how long do you think process takes is that that it or more hearings for pete hegseth? >> no, that is all the hearings we will probably have a hearing without him and have a vote amongst all of us in committee it will be kicked out of committee i would say,

alabama republican senator tommy tuberville says he stands with hegseth. i'm here today to tell you 100 and 10% behind peak tuberville brought over 100 veterans together in dc monday to rally behind trump's pick to lead the pentagon. the only way to transcend politics, his service. and sacrifice. we don't need. a general from the pentagon. we've tried that. we need a drill. sergeant. now that headsets fbi background check is completed. democrats wanted to be made available to the entire committee right now. it's only in the hands of the chair and ranking member whether republicans will step forward, which the similar concerns. illinois democratic senator tammy duckworth says hegseth doesn't have the needed qualifications. if just look at his work experience. >> the largest organization of i can find that he's ever run was a platoon. 13 cabinet picks will face confirmation hearings this week reporting in washington reshad hudson. >> still ahead, incarcerated firefighters. prisoners are hard at work in los angeles. why what they're doing and the working cond

alabama republican senator tommy tuberville says he stands with hegseth. i'm here today to tell you 100 and 10% behind because tuberville brought over 100 veterans together in dc monday to rally behind trump's pick to lead the pentagon. the only way to transcend politics. >> his service. and sacrifice. >> we don't need. a general from the pentagon. we've tried that. we need a drill. sergeant. >> now that headsets fbi background check is completed. democrats wanted to be made available to the entire committee right now. it's only in the hands of the chair and ranking member. why whether republicans will step forward, which the similar concerns. illinois democratic senator tammy duckworth says hegseth doesn't have the needed qualifications. if just look at his work experience, the largest organization of i can find that he's ever run was a platoon. 13 cabinet picks will face confirmation hearings this week reporting in washington reshad hudson. >> a bay area donating supplies, too. wass angeles evacuees will take a look at >> stephen federal funding to insta

alabama republican senator tommy tuberville says he stands with hegseth. here today to tell you 100 and 10% behind because tuberville brought over 100 veterans together in dc monday to rally behind trump's pick to lead the pentagon. the only way to transcend politics. >> his service. and sacrifice. >> we don't need. a general from the pentagon. we've tried that. we need a drill. sergeant. >> now that headsets fbi background check is completed. democrats wanted to be made available to the entire committee right now. it's only in the hands of the chair and ranking member. why republicans will step forward, which the similar concerns. illinois democratic senator tammy duckworth says hegseth doesn't have the needed qualifications. if just look at his work experience, the largest organization of i can find that he's ever run. >> was a platoon 13 cabinet picks will face confirmation hearings this week reporting in washington reshad hudson. >> a federal judge has okayed the department of justice to release special counsel jack smith's report and president-elect d

. >> reporter: senator tommy tuberville of alabama is planning a rally monday afternoon with a groupf navy s.e.a.l.s and veterans to try and rally support around hegseth ahead of his confirmation hearing. natalie brand, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> when "cbs news roundup" continues, we'll check the traffic on the streets of new york one week into the nation's first congestion pricing charge. stay with us. aj: multiple studies have shown that marijuana can slow both driver reaction and response time... which can be really dangerous! he's here, he's here! connor: wait, wait, wait! aj: what? connor: i can't drive. aj: what, why? connor: i'm high. aj: oh. ♪♪ when i'm hungry, my stomach hurts. i get sad and scared. i feel all alone. i don't think anybody cares. i want to shut my eyes and disappear. [female narrator] 1 in 5 children in the u.s. can't be sure where their next meal will come from. but together, we can do something about it. feed the children provides struggling families with the food and essentials they need. for hungry kids who need help, you can make the difference. donate

an army veteran and former fox news host, got the support of republican alabama senator tommie tuberville i'm 110% behind pete hegseth. >> reporter: but senate democrats have raised concerns. >> there has never been a nominee for an office of such serious consequence who is so unqualified and unprepared in recent american history. >> reporter: hegseth is facing allegations of alcohol abuse, sexual misconduct with a woman in 2017, and mismanagement of funds for two veterans organizations from which he was let go. hegseth has denied all accusations including any claims of sexual misconduct. >> the matter was fully investigated and i was completely cleared. >> reporter: while hegseth can be confirmed without democratic votes, republicans only hold a slim majority. republican senator ernst will be one to watch. she is a combat veteran, a survivor of assault and has not committed to supporting hegseth. meanwhile, doj released a report on the hunter biden investigation. david weiss criticizing joe biden for how he pardoned his son. the elder biden calling the probe a miscarriage of justice. >>

. >> reporter: senator tommy tuberville of alabama is planning a rally monday afternoon with a groupf navy s.e.a.l.s and veterans to try and rally support around hegseth ahead of his confirmation hearing. natalie brand, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> vice president-elect j.d. vance is weighing in on pardons for those who took part in the january 6th riot at the u.s. capitol. during an interview on "fox news sunday," vance said people responsible for violence should not be pardoned. he added that those who protested peacefully should receive pardons. he also said there was a bit of a gray area in some cases. president-elect donald trump has said he'd issue pardons to rioters on day one of his presidency. >>> coming up, mission delayed. what prompted blue origin to scrub the launch of the biggest mark in the space race. >>> and snowed in. how many inches of snow people in arkansas had to shovel over the weekend. 4 i got the power of 3. i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. i'm under 7. ozempic® lowers

. >> reporter: yesterday republican senator tommy tuberville held a press conference with navy s.e.a.l.s., but there have been several republican senators who have been noncommittal about their votes. if every democrat votes against hegseth, he can only afford to lose three republican votes. >> consequential day. thank you. >>> a cease-fire and hostage release deal between israel and hamas is on the brink of fruition. those were the words of president biden yesterday. it comes as multiple officials say negotiators made significant progress this weekend. two sources say the deal may be days away. good morning, claudio. >> reporter: good morning, frances. that's right. now this breakthrough is seen as the result of the pressure that president biden has placed on the israi prime minister benjamin netanyahu, especially in the last few days, to close this deal before donald trump returns to the white house on january 20th. but, at least according to a senior arab diplomat, who is directly involved in the talks, among those who played a critical role in the advancement of the state of these ta

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senator tuberville's constituents get more than $2 for every dollar they pay in federal taxes.e under $2 for every dollar they contribute. tennessee gets almost $1.50 for every dollar they give, and wisconsin is a little under $1.50. do you know where they are picking up that extra cash? california, which gets $0.90 back for every dollar they put up. but tell us more about how california, whose citizens pay to keep red states afloat, shouldn't get its money back. up next, guess who's back. up next, guess who's skipping trump's when i was diagnosed with h-i-v, i didn't know who i would be. but here i am... ...being me. keep being you... ...and ask your healthcare provider about the number one prescribed h-i-v treatment, biktarvy. biktarvy is a complete, one-pill, once-a-day treatment used for h-i-v in many people—whether you're 18 or 80. with one small pill, biktarvy fights h-i-v to help you get to undetectable—and stay there whether you're just starting or replacing your current treatment. research shows that taking h-i-v treatment as prescribed and getting to and staying undet

. >> reporter: in the senate version of a pep rally, alabama republican tommy tuberville sought to boostete hegseth's chances, praising him alongside some former navy seals. >> pete is definitely that breath of fresh air when it comes to the department of defense. >> reporter: tomorrow, the former fox news host will undergo a grilling by members of the senate armed services' committee who want to know more about allegations of past excessive drinking sexual misconduct, and financial mismanagement at a pair of veterans groups from which he was let go. democrats are pushing for access to the fbi's background checks. so far, as per tradition, that information has only been shared with committee leaders. >> i'm told they may well have not interviewed his ex-spouses or the accuser. i think that is a gap in the fbi report, if true. >> reporter: hegseth has denied any sexual misconduct. >> the matter was fully investigated and i was completely cleared. >> reporter: and says he won't drink at all if confirmed. does he have your vote for tomorrow? >> he does unless there is something that comes u

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. >> senator tuberville, thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you for your hard work and your committee's hard work. mr. chairman, this is a this is going well. i'd like to submit this letter. topic conduct at vets for freedom for hegseth. i'd like to submit that for the record, please. >> without objection, general hegseth, i mean mr. hegseth. >> thank thanks for being here today and with your family. i know this is tough. that's what it's all about, though. you're a tough guy. been here for a while. never seen this many people that here for a support of a nominee. that's impressive. i met with a lot of them yesterday, and they are very passionate. so thank you for willing to take this on and congratulations on your nomination. i'm worried about recruiting. i mean, we can look at everything out there and talk about all these things, these narratives. but at the end of the day, i came from a team sport where you were the people, the players actually won the games. and that's what's going to happen here. you're not going to win the game

. >> todd: to be clear, we heard senator tommy tuberville explain all indications are pete hegseth will get across the finish line and confirmed but today will be a gruelling day for our former colleague on the hill. >> madeleine: yeah, well democrats have definitely been signalling optimism around hegseth. they are facing pressure from the trump team to get the nominees in place quickly to get to work on the mandate trump has been given for the american people to carry out trump's agenda. there could be fireworks today, especially with democrats looking to press pete hegseth on a number of issues. >> carley: hearings start today and happen throughout the week. when does the senate vote on these picks? it does not happen until after the inauguration, right? >> that is our expectation, we don't have a date just yet. >> todd: you said in your piece and it is important to note this, there is some obstruction from the democrats, but when you talk to the rank and file, people who served in the miller ta, i've spoken to a bunch, everyone wants hegseth. >> carley: interesting, now you have joh

he had this with senator tube tuberville. >> we won world war ii with seven four star generals, today we have 44. there is inverse relationship between size of staff and victory on the battlefield. we don't need more bureaucracy at the top, we need more at the bottom. >> lucas: joni ernst asked tough questions during the four-hour hearing. >> i had privilege of serving in uniform for 23 years. make it clear for everyone here today, as secretary of defense, will you support women continuing to have the opportunity to serve in combat roles? >> yes, women will have access to ground combat roles given the standards remain high and we'll have review to ensure standards have not been eroded. >> lucas: joni ernst told fox news news digital she will support pete hegseth. americans deserve a strong secretary of defense, i will support president trump's pick for secretary of defense and work to create the most lethal fighting force. today's hearings start with pam bondi, and john ratcliffe and marco rubio at 10:00. >> carley: huge that joni ernst said she is backing pete hegseth and lindsey gra

joining me now alabama senator, tommy tuberville, who wants conditions on any aid that goes to californianator, i want everyone to understand this, i believe the people of california need help and should get it, but the media are already claiming that republicans are playing politics with disaster aid. watch this. >> do these fires burn around los angeles? political fights are raging. house speaker mike johnson suggesting any aid to california may become with conditions because of the decisions have leaders made before entering the virus. >> laura: he talked to the maryland governor about that and that was horrible that people like you, senator, would put any strings on this aid after this devastating fire, fires. >> what a disaster, laura. they have no governance there. they have no leadership. you see what is going on in all of these blue cities and blue states around the country. and they just got outed again in california. they get outed every year what they have done and not done. chuck schumer since i have been there has been that sugar daddy. he bailed them out with the cares act 2

he had this impromptu merit while speaking to senator tommy tuberville.oday we have 44 four star general's. there is inverse relationship between the size of staffs and victoriment we don't need more bureaucracy at the top more fighters at the bottom. >> faced tough questions about women serving in combat from female senators, here is his exchange with joni ernst. >> i had the privilege of serving in uniform for over 23 years. let's make it very clear for everyone here today as secretary of defense will you support women continuing to have the opportunity to serve in combat roles? >> yes, women will have access to ground combat roles given the standards remain high and we will have a review to make sure the standards have not been eroded. >> told fox digital ernst will back hegseth four years of weakness in the white house, americans deserve a strong secretary of defense. i will support president trump's pick. i will work with pete to create the most lethal fighting force force. the first hearing gets underway with pam bondi 9:30 eastern and john ratcliff

tu tulsi gabbard is meeting with senator tubby tuberville of alabama preparing for a confirmation hearingerway next week. she will make the rounds before the hearing. >> bill: there is action. there is velocity as it picks up by the day. >> dana: that cameraman needs a steady cam. there we go, okay. all right . we'll get to this as well. president-elect trump set to speak at mar-a-lago a short time around. he is lashing out at his predecessor saying biden is doing everything possible to make the transition as difficult as possible from lawfare such as never been seen before to costly and ridiculous executive orders on the green new scam and other money wasting hoaxes. bret baier we're awaiting the press conference. what do you think you'll hear today? >> bret: good morning. i think we will hear a lot of that rhetoric we saw on truth social. some of the things he said in recent days about his concern over oil drilling and access to off shore sites that were blocked now by president biden. i think there will be this effort to turn that around once president trump gets in office after the 20

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senator tommy tuberville and more on "the faulkner focus." >> dana: update for you on the story we've in california. 0% contained. in five minutes the los angeles county board of supervisors and others will give an update. the first news update from the officials there. of course, they are three hours behind. it is 8:00 a.m. there, 11:00 a.m. eastern and harris faulkner will have the press conference. >> bill: we have the video at the very beginning of our program. from the moment a fire was surrounding a man's home. we don't have a ton of detail but just watch this as he captures the moment that he and his own dog had to get out. >> it will be okay, all right? you are going to be okay. >> bill: remarkable stuff. don't know what came of all this but we'll find out in time. dana, you were looking at videos on x and as we said the sun came up an hour ago. there is one video on pacific palisades that will break your heart. >> dana: it basically shows complete devastation of a wildfire that went through a very populated urban area and there is not much left. some trees survived and so the

he also a had this impromptu statement when speaking to senator tuberville. >> we won world war ii with generals. today we have 44 four-star generals. there's an inverse relationship between the size of staffs and victory on the battlefield. we don't need more bureaucracy at the top, we need more war fighters in power at the bottom. >> reporter: there's more confirmations here today. pam bondi, her hearing is underway to be trump's attorney general, then john ratcliffe and marco rubio at the top of the hour. stuart: thank you very much. senator roger marshall making -- joining me now. what do you make of the treatment pete hegseth received yesterday? i was shocked senator hirono wouldn't let him speak. >> yeah. well, good morning, stu. i think that some of my colleagues across the aisle embarrassed themselves. regardless, i think america got the see what a modern-day patriot looks like. look, these nomine knees that -- nominees that president trump has nominated, they are the cavalry. we're going to see pete address cuting and morale as well as a lack of efficiency. i think he'll be the

tells you, you know, where he's coming from because people were already, i think it was senator tuberville was saying that is his pick. and anyone who doesn't get behind it, you, we should primary him. and so there are already threats. and then elon musk was saying he would primary people who don't support donald trump's picks. so this kind of threat that's out there and you remember when jim ran for speaker, the people who opposed jim jordan got death threats at home. and i remember i had people that, you know, who didn't want to go out, call me and say, hey, you need to get out there and talk about why jim jordan's a bad candidate for speaker. you know, it's like, well, hey, can't you do that? you know, i don't need to have all the death threats as long as people like those in this room could still gather and raise voices. no hope. thank you all. i thank this incredible panel. we'd like to move on to the next one. okay okay. my my name is donna air. i'm a board member of the society for the rule of law. and i've also served about ten years in the justice department, including several yea

i'll say this though, we got to give credit to senator tommy tuberville. people like that who are trying to push through the protection of women and girls in sports act. it is still not fixed. we have a long way to go. we need republican senators, hopefully democrats with daughters who want to protect them. so let's keep this going when hopefully congress can vote and make this permanent. >> i think you have the potential to be a great athlete. thank you both. more hannity straight ahead. spirit. >> nice going lou. nothing like a little confidence boost to help ease you back into the dating scene. of course, that also includes having a smile you feel good about. fortunately, aspen dental specializes in dentures and implants made just for you, with affordable options and flexible ways to pay. and now they're $0 down plus zero interest if paid in full in 18 months. helping our patients put their best smile forward. it's one more way. aspen dental is in your corner. >> hi mike huckabee here. having spent many years in politics, i can comfortably say that the

. >> senator tommy tuberville said he passed this with flying colors, and senator kevin cramer said he cemented the support of all of the republicans on that committee. it seems he's including senator joni ernst there. and if that's the case, then he likely has the support of the republicans on the committee and will get confirmed by the republicans in the full senate there. and that perhaps where that confidence right now is coming from, as well as from president elect donald trump's team. >> all right. cnn's oren liebermann, thank you so much. joining us now, the current republican congressman from florida. mike waltz, who will be president trump's national security advisor. first of all, congressman, congratulations on the new gig. i hope you will come on the show and talk about the president's foreign policy and the days, weeks and years ahead. so you introduced pete hegseth in today's hearing. you sang his praises. are you confident there will be no republican defections? he will get the support of all the republicans on the committee and on the floor of the senate. >> i am confid

there were senator john barrasso of wyoming, representative zach nunn of iowa, and senator tommy tuberviller more money from the federal government than they give the federal government. well, again, the blue state of california literally subsidizes their existence. just last month, congress allocated $100 billion in disaster relief to help the six states impacted by hurricanes helene and milton. all but one of those states is led by a republican governor, and that aid did not have conditions. apparently, the moral calculus was very clear. but now that the blue state of california needs help, while republicans think disaster relief should be a bargaining chip. dan pfeiffer, former white house senior advisor to president barack obama and co-host of pod save america, joins me to discuss how joins me to discuss how democrattype 2 diabetes? discover the ozempic® tri-zone. i got the power of 3. i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. i'm under 7. ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as s

. >> thank you, senator tuberville. senator peters. >> thank you, senator, mr. hegseth welcome to the committee. >> thank you. >> we have far too much partisanship in our country right now. it's eating away at the fabric of what always made this country great. about bringing people together from all sorts of backgrounds, all sorts of experiences and we know that in our motto together as one we are strong. and so we and this committee and certainly i speak for myself, but i think i speak for some of my colleagues, want to take partisanship out of the proceeding as much as we can. i'm not naive. it's out there. i get it. we have to try to take it out. i want you to know as a member of this committee, i have voted in a bipartisan way for secretaries of defense. i voted for two secretaries of defense when donald trump was previously president. we had those two. i think we had five total secretariess of defense during that 4-year period. we want to keep that in mind as to what we might see in this incoming administration. but i voted. and we voted by a big margin for

. >> senator tuberville, thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you for your hard work and your committee's hard work. mr. chairman, this is a this has gone well. i'd like to submit this letter. uh. topic conduct at vets for freedom for hegseth. i'd like to submit that for the record, please. >> without objection. >> general hegseth. i mean, mr. hegseth. >> uh, thank thanks for being here today and with your family. >> i know this is tough. that's what it's all about, though. uh, you're a tough guy. been here for a while. never seen this many people that here for a support of a nominee. that's impressive. i met with a lot of them yesterday, and they are very passionate. so thank you for willing to take this on. and congratulations on your nomination. uh. i'm worried about recruiting. i mean, we can look at everything out there and talk about all these things, these narratives. but at the end of the day, i came from a team sport where you were the people. the players actually won the games. and that's what's going to happen here. you're n

we're seeing senate republicans like tommy tuberville from from my home state also expressing support for this. you worked in the white house when trump was in office last time. and disasters like this hit. what is your view of this demand that is percolating? >> i think although you're going to see some republicans who agree with this sentiment, we've also seen some come out of the senate who have pushed back on this, particularly from states who understand the importance of disaster relief. and it being nonpartisan. rick scott from florida has already said he doesn't agree with this. senator tillis from north carolina, as you mentioned, they face flooding there this year or last year. they he pushed back on that. they understand that this needs to stay nonpartisan. it's a slippery slope, sets a really dangerous precedent. and during my time at the white house, we were struggling with covid relief. and i think that it's easy to see how these things get politicized. but i think that what would be best is that we don't punish the californians who just lost everything and instead focus

republicans on that committee, like senator tommy tuberville that you see here, were anxious to see how contentious it might get. >> will you resign as secretary of defense if you drink on the job? >> i've made this commitment on behalf of. >> will you resign as secretary? >> i'm not hearing an answer to my questions. >> you were noticeably intoxicated and had to be carried up to your room. is that true or false? >> anonymous smears. >> you cheated on the mother of that child. less than two months after that daughter was born. didn't you? >> those were false charges. >> well, not fully investigated. >> and i was completely cleared. >> and i am so grateful for the marriage i have. >> to this day. >> you've admitted me. >> i don't think there's a board of directors in america that would hire you as a ceo with the kind of experience you have on your resume, someone who has never managed an organization. more than 100 people is going to come in and manage this incredibly important organization. >> senator, i'm grateful to be hired by one of the most successful ceos in american history. shou

tells you, you know, where he's coming from because people were already, i think it was senator tuberville was saying that is his pick. and anyone who doesn't get behind it, you, we should primary him. and so there are already threats. and then elon musk was saying he would primary people who don't support donald trump's picks. so this kind of threat that's out there and you remember when jim ran for speaker, the people who opposed jim jordan got death threats at home. and i remember i had people that, you know, who didn't want to go out, call me and say, hey, you need to get out there and talk

and the fact that yokels like tommy tuberville somehow suggest that we are weak because somebody reads a poem over, over the loudspeaker on a battleship, like the idiocy coming from some of these people who who for some reason think there is political gain in tearing down the united states armed forces is just insanity. i'm proud of the armed forces. and i know as as do our enemies across the world that our military is stronger today relative to the rest of the world than ever before. >> what about the history of the position? >> secretary of defense george c marshall was secretary of defense, the marshall plan, the general who ushered us through world war two? >> yeah, he and dwight eisenhower. what about chuck hagel, an enlisted man from nebraska. he has dust on his boots. he was secretary of defense. >> a lot of people had dust on their boots, mike. and that that that that was one of the things that's one of the false choices that i found insulting because of the men and women who have sacrificed everything and risked their lives for this country, defending this country in warfare,