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WATCH: Sen. Budd questions Hegseth in confirmation hearing
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6:52Now PlayingSen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., questioned defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth in a confirmation hearing Tuesday held by the Senate Committee on Armed Services.
Budd said that he had had spoken with young people in his home state of North Carolina who said that military service has become politicized. Hegseth responded that under President-elect Donald Trump, they would have an “America first” foreign policy. Hegseth described “political ideology driving decisions” at the Defense Department as “an infection.”
Hegseth is a military veteran and conservative media personality. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary has faced allegations of sexual misconduct and excessive drinking, and been criticized as a nominee for his controversial views on diversity and religion in the military.
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