Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D., N.H.) said she was disappointed that Pete Hegseth didn’t meet with Democratic senators before asking him to address his past comments about women in the military. “Should we t

Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) sparred with Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth over his views on women's role in the military on Tuesday.

Democratic senators skewered Pete Hegseth over his views on women in the military, warning that he would “have to change” if he is confirmed as defense secretary.President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Pentagon was grilled by the Senate’s Committee on Armed Services on Tuesday and was challenged over his “denigrating” comments about women in the military by members Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire.

Pete Hegseth was grilled during his Senate confirmation hearing over his comments about women not belonging in certain battlefield roles. New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen sarcastically thanked the defense secretary hopeful for his “11th-hour conversion” after he told the Democrat he would be “honored” to serve alongside her and other women in the military.

Senators of both parties hammered Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Defense nominee, over his past comments about women serving in the military.

AT HIS CONFIRMATION HEARING on Tuesday, defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth pledged to “restore the warrior ethos.” He told the Senate Armed Services Committee: “When President Trump chose me for this position, the primary charge he gave me was to bring the warrior culture back to the Department of Defense.”

Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick to be defense secretary, will make overtures to female and Black troops in his confirmation hearing Tuesday after questioning the capabilities of both groups.

Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for secretary of defense, faced questioning from Sen. Warren and Sen. Shaheen over his comments on women in the military.

A female Senator grilled Donald Trump's Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth about his views on women in the military during a confrontational moment during his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen brought up conflicting statements Hegseth has made about women serving in the military.

During Tuesday's Senate confirmation hearing, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) asked Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense, about his previous comments on women in the military. Hegseth has said in the past that women shouldn't be ...

Hegseth was getting slammed at the hearing by Democrats for his allegedly sordid past. Then a Republican tried to... lighten the mood.