The newly minted Republican senator set social media on fire with the ‘best’ response to Hegseth’s response to a gender question
Conservatives erupted on social media Tuesday after an exchange between Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth and freshman Sen. Team Sheehy in relation to gender identity.
“How many genders are there?” the Montana senator asked Hegseth on Tuesday. “Heavy.”
Hegseth replied, “Senator, there are two sexes.”
“I know that well, I’m Sheehy, so I agree,” Sheehy replied, referring to the “she” and “he” that make up his last name.
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President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense Pete Hegseth, left, participated in a confirmation hearing Tuesday. (Getty Images)
After Hegseth laughed off the newly minted senator’s joke, Sheehy then proceeded to ask Hegseth, a fellow war veteran, about the diameter of a bullet fired from an M4A1 rifle and how many push-ups he could do.
The line of questioning, especially the exchange about gender that Sheehy he was joking earlier in the campaign, it immediately provoked a reaction from conservatives.
“That’s right,” GOP Congressman Darrell Issa published on X.
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President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, testifies during a Senate Armed Services Confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC (Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
“QUESTION OF THE DAY”, conservative influencer Benny Johnson published on X.
“Legally the best joke of all time [ever] said in Congress,” conservative commentator Ian Haworth published on X.
“THE BEST EVER!” radio host Steve Gruber published on X.
“Well, the new senator from Montana appears to be a big upgrade,” RealClearInvestigations senior writer Mark Hemingway published on X over former Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, whom Sheehy defeated in November.
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Then-Montana Senate candidate Tim Sheehy speaks during the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on July 16, 2024. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds)
“Montana knew what they were doing when they put @TimSheehyMT in the Senate,” conservative commentator and former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines published on X.
“FUCKING MEN!” Wendy Rogers, Republican State Senator from Arizona, published on X.
Sheehy the Fox News host said Sean Hannity said Tuesday night that Hegseth will do a “great job” and “we support him.”
“That’s why my questions were directed the way they were,” Sheehy said. “I wanted to remind people what this business is really about, which is supporting warfighters and protecting America.”
