Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin from Oklahoma blasted his Democratic counterparts for claiming that the allegations of alcohol abuse and cheating make Pete Hegseth inelegible to be Secretary of Defense.

The Oklahoma Republican tried to defend Hegseth against allegations of sexual misconduct and alcohol abuse. It didn't go especially well.

SecDef nominee Pete Hegseth and Dem. Sen. Tim Kaine engaged in a tense back and forth about Hegseth's marital history and Hegseth's young daughter was mentioned.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin asked his fellow senators on the Armed Services Committee whether they would meet the standards they are setting for Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense.

The nomination of Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense received support from Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2024.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) accused senators of working while drinking during defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

NewsNation host Chris Cuomo criticized Democratic Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine on Tuesday for using his time during Defense secretary nominee

"For being Secretary of Defense of the most powerful nation in the world, you're demonstrating an astonishing lack of judgment," said Kaine during Tuesday's hearing.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin electrified a Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday by accusing fellow senators of carousing and voting while drunk even as they accused defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth of unseemly behavior.

A GOP senator who controversially defended President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon against allegations of excessive drinking by claiming U.S. lawmakers turn up to vote drunk is sticking to his guns.

Markwayne Mullin. Mullin went to bat for Hegseth, whose nomination as secretary of defense has been marred by allegations of sexual assault and harassment, alcohol abuse, mismanagement of the non-profit veterans’ organizations he led, criticism of women ...

Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla ... which was the first of 14 this week. “Senator (Tim) Kaine or I guess I better use the senator from Virginia, starts bringing up the fact that ‘what if you ...