Dem senator’s ‘lies and nonsense’ at Hegseth hearing fried on social media: ‘Clown show’
Social media users are criticizing the Democratic senator for the claim Minister of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth would lead a military invasion of Greenland if nominated.
The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for Hegseth on Tuesday, where lawmakers got a chance to question Trump’s defense pick. One Democrat in particular, Senator Mazie Hirono of Hawaii caused a firestorm of reactions on social media when she asked Hegseth whether he would invade Greenland or take over the Panama Canal.
“Trump never strategically raises his hand. I would never publicly state one way or the other that I was running the president’s orders,” Hegseth responded to the question.
“Hirono played judge, jury and executioner based on lies and nonsense,” Rep. Nancy Mace, RS.C., wrote in a post on X.
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Pete Hegseth, nominee for Secretary of Defense for US President-elect Donald Trump, during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. (Kent Nishimura)
Brigette Gabriel, founder and president of ACT for America, wrote that “Mazie Hirono may be the least intelligent member of Congress, and that’s saying something.”
“This type of questioning is unbecoming of her position as a United States Senator,” Gabriel said on X. “I stand with Pete Hegseth.”
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During the hearing, Hirono claimed that President-elect Trump ordered guards to “shoot protesters in the legs” during the 2020 Layfayette Square protest in Washington DC and asked whether Hegseth would carry out such an order.
Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) attends a news conference after weekly policy luncheons in Washington, DC on June 4, 2024. (Nathan Posner)
“I was in the Washington, DC National Guard unit that was in Lafayette Square during those events, holding a riot shield on behalf of my country,” Hegseth replied. “I’ve seen 50 Secret Service agents injured by intervention agents.”
Hirono also asked Hegseth about allegations of sexual abuse and claims he had been drinking on the job — both of which he has repeatedly denied.
“Clown show,” wrote Florida’s Voice associate news director Eric Daughtery.
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“Mazie Hirono ignored discredited anonymous sources at NBC who claimed Pete Hegseth was constantly drunk at work,” wrote Greg Price.
