Question on ASEAN stumped Hegseth. What is it and why is it important?
Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled proposed defense secretary Pete Hegseth over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name a single member.
A question about ASEAN stumped Pete Hegseth at his Senate hearing. What is it and why is it important?
Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn’t tell Duckworth the exact number of ASEAN nations, but that “I know we have allies in South Korea and Japan in AUKUS (a pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the U.S.) with Australia.”
Hegseth struggles to answer Sen. Duckworth’s question about ASEAN countries
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) discusses her tough questioning of Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth where she challenged him to name the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries.
Question on ASEAN stumps Trump’s choice for defense Hegseth at confirmation hearing
During a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Senator Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name one member and how many countries were in the bloc.
Hegseth stumbles on questions from Senator Duckworth
Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth fails to correctly name members of ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, when faced with questions on national security negotiations from Senator Tammy Duckworth,
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