Reed to Hegseth: You are unqualified,
lack character
Posted By: mc squared, 1/14/2025 11:37:41 AM
Sen. Jack Reed (R.I), the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, told Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick to head the Department of Defense, that he is plainly unqualified and lacks the necessary character to lead the nation’s armed forces. I do not believe that you are qualified to meet the overwhelming demands of this job. We must acknowledge the concerning public reports against you,” Reed said in a stinging opening statement at Hegseth confirmation hearing, which began at 9:30 a.m. EST Tuesday morning. Reed said committee members must pay close attention to allegations of sexual misconduct and financial mismanagement against Hegseth in recent years.
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Says a member of Congress which has a slush fund account to pay for members' "transgressions"
Congress has paid $17 million in sexual misconduct and discrimination settlements
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU00/20240613/117426/HHRG-118-JU00-20240613-SD002-U2.pdf