Schmitt asks Hegseth to pledge that he'll recruit back the service members who were fired over vax mandates. Hegseth goes even further and says they'll get backpay

Peters: "Do you think the to raise the minimum standards of the people who serve us is to lower the standards for the secretary of defense? ... I have real problems with that."

Markwayne Mullin: "Senator Kaine, or I guess I better use the senator from Virginia, starts bringing up the fact that 'what if you showed up drunk to your job?' How many senators have shown up drunk to vote at night? ... how many senators have gotten a divorce for cheating?"

Markwayne Mullin says he'd be in prison if his wife didn't love him and says she's had to forgive him more than once. He then asks Hegseth to detail a reason he loves his wife. Mullin has to remind him to mention his kids 😬

Duckworth runs out of patience as Hegseth dodges her questions about if he's ever led an audit of an organization (he hasn't)

YIKES! Duckworth asks Hegseth to name a country that's in ASEAN. He names three -- none of which are in ASEAN. "I suggest you do a little homework," she says.

Duckworth: "By the way, he's filed for bankruptcy six times. I'm not quite sure he's the kind of CEO you want to refer to as a successful businessman."

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Rosen: "Your answers to these are too broad. People want to know -- are you willing to support our veterans organizations that will help our veterans get every damn thing they deserve?" (Hegseth still doesn't provide a direct answer.)

Schmitt is using the confirmation hearing not to ask Hegseth questions but to attack DEI because this is the Republican pastime

get a load of this question from Schmitt. i think there's a Simpsons meme that applies here

Wicker shoots down Kelly's request for a second round of questions

KELLY: You needed to be carried out of the event for being intoxicated. True or false? HEGSETH: Anonymous smears. KELLY: You were noticably intoxicated and had to be carried up to your room. True or false? HEGSETH: Anonymous smears.

Kelly: "Which is it -- have you overcome personal issues, or are you the target of a smear campaign? It can't be both. It's clear to me that you're not being honest."

Up is down for Jim Banks

SLOTKIN: Do you agree that there are some orders that could be given by the commander in chief that could violate the US Constitution? HEGSETH: I reject the premise that President Trump is gonna be giving illegal orders

SLOTKIN: Have you been involved in discussions about using the active duty military instead the US? HEGSETH: I would not reveal would I've discussed with the president or not

Hegseth dodges a question about if he supports the use of active duty military in US detention camps

Sheehy's opening question to Hegseth: "How many genders are there?" He then asks him how many pushups he can do.

Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing wraps up with a polite round of applause

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