Duckworth: Trump’s Pick for Defense Secretary Would Be …
Nov 13, 2024 · – Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—who served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years and is a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee—issued the following statement reacting to President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to tap Pete Hegseth to serve as our nation’s next Secretary of the Defense Department:
WATCH: ‘You’re not qualified,’ Duckworth tells Hegseth in ... - PBS
Jan 14, 2025 · Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., told Trump defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth during his Tuesday confirmation hearing that she did not believe he was qualified to do the job.
Trump Defense nominee Hegseth is 'dangerously unqualified,' Duckworth …
Jan 13, 2025 · U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois said Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s Defense secretary nominee, is the most unqualified pick ever for the job. “Being secretary of defense is a very serious job,” Duckworth said on a call with reporters Friday.
Duckworth: Hegseth ‘vulnerable’ to blackmail from foreign …
Jan 14, 2025 · Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Monday said President-elect Trump’s nominee for Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is “vulnerable” to blackmail from U.S. foreign adversaries and reiterated...
Duckworth Slams Pete Hegseth on His Lack of Qualifications to …
Jan 14, 2025 · Last month, Duckworth joined her fellow SASC members in sending a letter to Susan Wiles, President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming Chief of Staff, about whether Pete Hegseth’s attitudes toward women and allegations of sexual assault and harassment disqualify him to be the next Secretary of Defense.
Tammy Duckworth Blasts ‘Absolutely Clueless’ Pete Hegseth, …
Jan 17, 2025 · A woman and a combat veteran who lost both legs in Iraq, Duckworth voted to confirm both Mark Esper and James Mattis, Trump’s nominees for Secretary of Defense in his first term.
Duckworth: Trump’s Pentagon pick has less experience than
Jan 10, 2025 · Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), a decorated combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, says President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense is...
Sen. Duckworth: Hegseth Is 'Inordinately Unqualified' to Lead …
Nov 24, 2024 · Sen. Tammy Duckworth criticized Donald Trump's Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth for his lack of experience and opinions on women in combat.
Trump Defense nominee is ‘dangerously unqualified,’ Duckworth …
Jan 11, 2025 · Illinois U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth said Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee, is the most unqualified pick ever for the job. “Being Secretary of Defense is a...
Sen. Duckworth says Trump defense secretary pick is "flat-out …
Nov 24, 2024 · Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth said Sunday that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary is "flat-out wrong" in his view that women should not serve in the...