WATCH: Questions for Pete Hegseth Ahead of His Confirmation Hearing

Washington, DC – Ahead of Perte Hegseth’s confirmation hearing tomorrow before the Senate Armed Services Committee, VoteVets Senior Advisor’s Major General (Ret.) Paul Eaton and former Congressman Max Rose discussed Hegseth’s lack of qualifications and the lingering questions senators should be forcing him to answer.

At a time when the military is facing a recruiting crisis, Hegseth lacks the leadership skills and experience necessary to ensure military preparedness. Furthermore, he has yet to dispel any notions that he won’t use his position to further Republican assaults on servicemembers’ healthcare and attempts to make our world less safe by changing longstanding US foreign policy towards our allies.

With Trump’s threats towards our allies increasing and experts saying “Pete Hegseth’s culture war will weaken America’s armed forces” – VoteVets will be looking for answers to the questions laid out below and preparing to hold senators accountable who proceed with confirming someone so deeply unqualified to lead our military.

WATCH: https://x.com/votevets/status/1878132227483033780

Key Points:

Major General (Ret.) Paul Eaton:

“The job you want, the job you’ve been nominated for, is a remarkably difficult job…please lay out your credentials for this job. Just tell me your credentials. Is there anything in your past that might make women hesitant to follow you? Notably – your comment that we shouldn’t have women in combat…the commanding general of SouthCom is a four-star female aviator with multiple combat tours.” 

Max Rose:

“Do you think it’s a priority to make up military plans to take Greenland and take the Panama Canal? Do you think it’s important to refine – update – our military plans to take Canada by force? […] I really want to get to the bottom of what he thinks lies in a cohesive unit and how trust-building and how diversity building is associated with that.”