Duckworth: Convicted Felon's Pentagon pick has less experience than Applebee’s manager

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Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), a decorated combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, says resident-elect felon Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense is dangerously unqualified and has less management experience than someone running an Applebee’s restaurant.

“The manager of the average Applebee’s has probably managed more people than Pete Hegseth,” Duckworth said during a press call Friday, referring to the convicted felon's nominee to head the Pentagon.


Duckworth’s sharp criticism comes a few days before Hegseth is scheduled to testify at his Tuesday Senate confirmation hearing.

“Pete Hegseth’s nomination to serve as secretary of Defense is dangerous. Being secretary of Defense is a very serious job and putting someone as dangerously unqualified as Mr. Hegseth into that role is something that should scare all of us,” she told reporters, previewing the challenges Hegseth will face before the Armed Services panel next week.

The Democratic senator argued that the convicted felon has tapped a “television personality” without sufficient experience to lead almost 3 million troops and civilian employees.

“I want to know what’s the largest budget he’s ever run. You’re talking about the Pentagon that has a budget of over $830 billion,” Duckworth said.


She said the largest organization that Hegseth appears to have led is an infantry platoon, “which at most is 40 guys.”

 

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Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), a decorated combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, says resident-elect felon Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense is dangerously unqualified and has less management experience than someone running an Applebee’s restaurant.

“The manager of the average Applebee’s has probably managed more people than Pete Hegseth,” Duckworth said during a press call Friday, referring to the convicted felon's nominee to head the Pentagon.


Duckworth’s sharp criticism comes a few days before Hegseth is scheduled to testify at his Tuesday Senate confirmation hearing.

“Pete Hegseth’s nomination to serve as secretary of Defense is dangerous. Being secretary of Defense is a very serious job and putting someone as dangerously unqualified as Mr. Hegseth into that role is something that should scare all of us,” she told reporters, previewing the challenges Hegseth will face before the Armed Services panel next week.

The Democratic senator argued that the convicted felon has tapped a “television personality” without sufficient experience to lead almost 3 million troops and civilian employees.

“I want to know what’s the largest budget he’s ever run. You’re talking about the Pentagon that has a budget of over $830 billion,” Duckworth said.


She said the largest organization that Hegseth appears to have led is an infantry platoon, “which at most is 40 guys.”

I hope people listen to her.
She is a very smart and good Senator.
And I also hope if the Dems decide they want to run a woman for President she runs.
She has a great record in the House and the Senate , and as the article said she is a decorated war vet, that had her helicopter shot down by an RPG and lost both of her legs.

 

[signalmankenneth]

Pete Hegseth is willfully unqualified to head DOD?!! This clown is a drunkard and a sexual assaulter too?!! This position does not need a fool and Trump loyalist with all the troubles we face around the world?!! One thing Trump and Pete have in common is both are sexual assaulter, maybe that's why he picked him?!!

 

[Hawkeye10]

Duckworth has long been a Swamp Creature....she spews the narratives of the Swamp reliably.