In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. 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.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, was questioned about ASEAN during a heated Senate confirmation and struggled with his response.

During Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing in the Senate today, Senator Tammy Duckworth lost it on Hegseth over his qualification for the nomination.

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.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth put Pete Hegseth’s foreign policy chops to the test during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday as President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon. The Illinois

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.”

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.

Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) called out Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's defense secretary nominee, after he refused to commit to resigning from the position if he drank alcohol while at work.

The tough questions Pete Hegseth will face at his Senate confirmation hearing - Since Trump announced his unorthodox choice to head up the Pentagon, there have been serious questions hanging over the