Pete Hegseth says Sen. Joni Ernst's support 'means a lot'
December 10, 2024
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1:07Now PlayingPete Hegseth says Sen. Joni Ernst's support 'means a lot'
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as posted by the channelSecretary of Defense-designate Pete Hegseth argued Monday that his comments about women in the military have been “misconstrued,” before pledging to be a “secretary for all our warriors.”
“I also want an opportunity here to clarify comments that have been misconstrued, that I somehow don’t support women in the military,” the 44-year-old Army veteran told Fox News host Sean Hannity.
“Some of our greatest warriors, our best warriors out there, are women,” Hegseth said, noting that female service members defend the country “every single day around the globe.”
“I’m straight up just saying we should not have women in combat roles,” he said on the podcast. “It hasn’t made us more effective. Hasn’t made us more lethal. Has made fighting more complicated.”
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), an Army veteran herself, noted over the weekend that she would like to hear more about Hegseth’s views on women in combat before supporting his nomination.
The pair met for at least the second time on Capitol Hill Monday in what Hegseth described as a “great meeting.”
“People don’t really know this – I’ve known Senator Ernst for over ten years,” Hegseth told Hannity. “I knew her when she was a state senator, running to be the first female combat veteran, and we supported her in that effort and have continued to.”
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