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They -Sen Repubs are so afraid all the information will come out. Refusing to meet with Dem senators, FBI failures to interview involved victims of Hegseth’s assaults, his financial mgmt.

Nothing is standard anymore.

Wicker ensuring that his name makes the historical list of spineless Trump lemmings who killed American democracy for a few years of power kicks. Benedict Arnold looks downright saintly next to these MAGA ghouls.

Unfortunately, norms and standards are now a thing of the past.

Wicker, asshole and creep and coward

That's the whole point, isn't it? As Bannon said, to "deconstruct the administrative state."

Sounds like Wicker is scared of the truth.

I like how MTG had his back.

They don't want the truth to be shouted any louder or longer, some of the ignorant voting base might actually hear it.

Elections have consequences 🤷🏿‍♂️

Sen. Wickler should at least raise his right hand in the proper salute if he elects to do the Fuhrer's bidding and foregoes his responsibility as an elected Senator.

Senator Reed is allowing Hegseth to filibuster with an impressive stream of nonsense. This is how democrats lose.

Of course he does

The fix is in….

I can’t believe I’m going to say this! PH will be the defence secretary loyal to Trump NOT the constitution. He will get the job because none of these senators really have the balls to defy Trump! They don’t have the balls to laugh PH out of the room, ridiculous waste of time for an obvious outcome!

Why doesn't Reed, say "reclaiming my time"? Come on!!

It's going to be so funny when he's out the door in a month and trump puts Sgt Slaughter in to his job with Hogan the head of the Olympic committee

lol GOP is in for the full sweep

Honestly, that smirk on his face. The smirk that says, "I know the system is unfair and benefits white men and we are gonna keep it that way. " He likes that he's unqualified and getting the job anyway. That's what the system stands for.

This man is an unqualified DEI. Just because he is white they want to out in a position that way beyond his capacities

I can’t say Wicker was on my radar before. But now I see that the last consonant should be a D.

So we get the slowest talking Dem Senator as the ranking member for Hegseth’s first 7 minutes. 🙄

All fascists are cowards.

This is horrible. The members have a right to see it before voting. All I can figure is it's really bad.

What a joke. The FBI report on a nominee is secret?! 😡

So very wrong!

Just sharing this article from 2021 #MilitaryTimes. Recall that Senator Mike Gravel read the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional record and was remembered for this action throughout his life. One-man filibuster. www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...

They have a lot to hide, apparently.

That's a good question, so I'll ignore it.

Yeah, well the last two didn’t have records of probable rape, mismanagement of funds, alleged abuse of alcohol. These mild mannered men are facing serious problems with Hegseth and they sit there like school teachers in front of the principal. 🤦🏼‍♀️

All you need to see: youtu.be/pMrVdFnjEjs?...

F WICKER

Yes let’s not see all the dirty details of that unqualified 💩. GOP are a disgrace

What are the Repubs more afraid of, more questions or the FBI report being revealed.

of course

No report, no vote for the nominee. What’s hard about that?

I love how, every time a Dem points out the deviation from protocol, he says "Your point will be noted". Like, what's the point?

Why didn’t the FBI do a thorough investigation of Hegseth? Just like they didn’t do an investigation into Kavanaugh. You can bet Kash Patel will throughly investigate any Democrat.

"Our country is so fucked." There, I fixed that for you.

Wicker, asshole and creep

More hiding, less and less transparency, no informed consent allowed before an important vote. Yep GOP is the stand up party.

The fix is in. SMH.

They don’t want the full Congress to know the results of his background check. We paid for it with our taxes , we should all have access to the report. It is our lives they will be putting in danger .

Frankly, how is that even possible? The Senators on that committee should DEMAND the entire FBI report or NO VOTE should be allowed to take place…. Have all witnesses been heard from? If not, there should be NO VOTE! But I’m afraid we are dealing with COMPROMISED MAGA Republicans… COVER-UP??

WTAF? Why is the report kept hidden from the members?

When the story is written Wicker will be seen as party to the downfall. Partisan hack that doesn’t care about Americans or America.

They need to have their own investigator to dig into this man.

What are they trying to hide? It’s full of holes anyway. So what is in it is so damaging they can’t even share it with senators?

NEXT. why are we wasting time with this guy. 🙄

Bull$hit.

What ? Why isnt it already?

Unacceptable. How can they advise and give consent if they do not have this information?

So they're tasked with confirming the nominee but aren't allowed to see the standard background check of said nominee?

SO WRONG!

I should add: this is how democrats lose.

exactly.

Of course he does

The entire Senate votes but not every senator sees a nominee’s FBI report?

What ever happened to Anonymous?!?!? RELEASE IT TO THE PUBLIC!!!

WHY?Because Pete Hegseth 🟰 NAZI BECAUSE HE SUPPORTS DJT AND IS A MAGAt.MAGAts 🟰NAZIS #STOPTRUMPFELONNAZI

There has NOT been much discussion about this! There has been tons of press and speculation, but this very short hearing is the only legitimate chance for everyone to question and find clarity. Let make it so. Don't dust anything under the carpet - put it out in the open.

Why is it always 'block the report' or ok we'll release an 'edited report'? If you have nothing to hide, release it all! #GOPGropeObstructPollute

Why even do the background check if committee members don’t get to see it?!?!? Certainly if it was a glowing reflection of him, it would have been shared far and wide.

"Wait, what? Why don't they get it?" Because we live in a Russian vassal state.

Fuck Wicker.

Transparency my ass!

What are they hiding?

There will be mass resignations of high ranking military leaders. Then we will see military members dying en masse due to unqualified partisan flunkie drunk leadership.

The completely unqualified nominee talking about meritocracy when he's only sitting there because he is a white supremacist, misogynist sycophant who promises to carry out any order trump gives no matter how unconstitutional or illegal.

Yes, exactly!

The American people are their enemies. WTF?!

Hegseth was forced to step down by two nonprofit advocacy groups that he ran, Veterans for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America in the face of serious allegations of financial mismanagement, sexual impropriety, and personal misconduct. He spent organization money like it was his own cash.

That someone who has the character and history of this man will likely be confirmed by GOP Senate demonstrates how deeply deranged our politics have become.

💯

Who is our enemies 🤨

Pete doesn’t know his own kids names… he’s too stupid to know what “liberal” even means 😂

I hate Hegseth, and I’m deeply disappointed this guy Reed is who we sent into battle against him. Dude’s just this side of worthless.

That's precisely what Trump's goal, to politicize the military.

Bingo! 🔥

This nomination is making it clear that Republicans don't give two shits about our service members.

true!

Hasn't the military *always* been politicized? Top to bottom, forever and ever.

I love this Senator Reed. What integrity and honor. Things that Hegseth couldn't even dream of having.

omg gawd these people suck

Meritocracy??? Is that his way of declining the appointment? Because, look, buddy…..

Fair statement.✔️

“Those people” & “they are our enemies”??? Fvkk to the NO.

Reed came out strong and stayed there. I'm proud of him. The chair is another story

Well Stated Senator Reed

Reed, "reclaim your time"! Come on!

Anyone counting how many times he says trump. Holy shit he wins ass kisser!!

Reed: "Your definition of lethality seems to embrace those people who do commit war crimes."

John Tower is rolling in his grave.

And how many times has this request from Committee members been turned down? Put it to a vote!

What (anonymous smear) facts could he possibly be hiding?

Wicker needs to give the "we the people" what we want. FULL STOP.

It is infuriating. First the FBI doesn’t interview the ex-wives (Hegseth’s own mother defended) nor the woman he sexually assaulted (for which a police report exists). Then, the FBI’s half-assed report isn’t even shared with Dem committee members.

As many Democrats on this committee during this hearing asked of Hegseth, what is Wicker afraid of? Republicans will do anything, and I mean anything, to avoid the truth.

Something an arrant liar would say.

WoW🙃🤡

Says the former Fox anchor.

GOOD GRIEF! The poor persecuted Republicans. What they do, they accuse everyone else of doing it because that's all they know.

So his misdeeds are the media's fault. Got it. youtu.be/sgz1GurcliQ

Yes exactly. I’m sharing.

We can’t have a partisan hack running the military, let alone a drunk one.