Former Fox News host and military veteran Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's nominee for defence secretary, faced four hours of grilling by the Senate Armed Services Committee. He was challenged over previous comments made about women in the military; elsewhere he vowed to restore a "warrior ethos" to the Pentagon. Also on the programme: how Russians have been trying to get Ukrainians to sabotage their military, to secure the release of a loved one; and a Canadian pilot, whose skill has impressed the world in scooping up seawater to put out the LA fires. (Picture: US Secretary of Defence nominee Pete Hegseth during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington DC. Credit: SHAWN THEW/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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In the meantime, the man that Donald Trump wants to be the next US Defense secretary has been at the center of a long and raucous hearing of the Armed Services Committee in Washington today.
The former soldier and one time Fox News TV host Pete Hegseth has denied claims of excessive drinking, sexism and sexual misconduct.
In his opening statement, he told senators for and against his appointment that he'd been asked by President elect Donald Trump to change the culture of the Pentagon.
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.
He, like me, once a Pentagon laser focused on lethality, meritocracy, war fighting, accountability and readiness.
Pete Hegseth being cut off there by one of several hecklers who broke in as he spoke.
Before being removed from the room.
The chairman of the committee, Republican Senator Roger Wicker, said claims of misconduct made against Mr.
Hegseth had been exaggerated regarding his personal conduct.
Mr.
Hexith has admitted to falling short, as we all do from time to time.
It is noteworthy that the vast majority of the accusations leveled at Mr.
Hexseth have come from anonymous sources.