Pete Hegseth pitched himself as a “change agent” to lead the Defense Department while Democrats excoriated him as unfit for any military leadership post in the first confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump incoming Cabinet nominees on Tuesday.
The Senate Armed Services Committee has typically been one of the least partisan on Capitol Hill. But its members split cleanly along party lines Tuesday, as Democrats grilled Hegseth about his comments about women in the military and allegations of sexual misconduct and excessive drinking.
