In one of the most pointed series of questions, Sen. Mazie Hirono (D., Hawaii) asked Pete Hegseth if he had ever made “unwanted requests for sexual favors” or paid a settlement related to sexual conduct.

Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) took Pete Hegseth through a lightning round of questions about sexual misconduct and alcohol abuse on Tuesday. The post Mazie Hirono Takes Pete Hegseth Through Lightning Round of Sex and Booze Questions: ‘Will You Resign’ If You ‘Drink on the Job?

Pete Hegseth refused to commit to resigning if he drinks on the job while running the Pentagon. The Fox & Friends Weekend host dodged questions from Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono at his confirmation hearing Tuesday about whether he’d “resign as Secretary of Defense if you drink on the job,

Trump's Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth faced heated questioning during his confirmation hearing. Sen. Mazie Hirono pressed him on allegations of drinking on the job and past sexual assault claims.

Pete Hegseth became noticeably defensive after Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) pressed the Defense Secretary nominee about drinking at work. Sen. Hirono asked Hegseth about the reports, to which he replied they were fabricated by NBC.