Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) criticized President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, calling him 'unqualified' and a 'joke.' Blumenthal cited Hegseth's past financial mismanagement of veterans organizations and lack of experience running large organizations as reasons for his opposition. He called on the Senate committee to vote against Hegseth's nomination.
Senator Richard Blumenthal said on Monday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that President-elect Donald Trump ’s defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth , was so “unqualified” that it is almost a “joke.”
Blumenthal said, “We’ve asked to see the background report. We’ve been denied access to it. In fact, we’ve asked repeatedly myself and other members of the committee, and we’ve asked for other records. I’ve written to the leadership of the committee twice, asking for documents and other materials that relate to his financial mismanagement of the two veterans organizations that he ran into the ground.
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