Unknown Senator

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?

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.

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?

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?

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.

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?

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