Democrat Sen. Gary Peters Reaches For Aloe As Pete Hegseth Delivers Scorching CEO Hiring Retort

Posted • January 14, 2025: Oh, this was one of Pete Hegseth's best retorts of the day. Even the audience couldn't stifle their laughter. It started out with the usual back and forth where a Democrat attacks any Republican candidate ever. "You speak about standards," Sen. Gary Peters tells Hegseth, "I don't think there's a board of directors in America, that would hire you as a CEO with the kind of experience you have." This was the set up for Hegseth's perfect retort. Peters walked right into a trap of his own making. The whole exchange is great, but fast forward to the end when Hegseth tells Peters about one very successful CEO who has agreed to hire him. Heh. 🚨 Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) tries a "gotcha" question on Pete Hegseth and it immediately backfires. The Democrat rushes to cut off Hegseth's response as soon as he starts giving substance.

"Can you give me ANY example of where you've driven innovation at ANY organization?" —— Hegseth: Oh, absolutely. At Concerned Veterans for America, we created the Fixing Veterans' Healthcare Task Force - bipartisan, never been done before - to drive policy change on Capitol Hill that organizations fought ferociously against. We got the VA Accountability Act passed, and the Mission Act passed in a way-" —— Senator (interrupting): "Ok, great, thank you. We appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you. Alright. Ok." —— It's safe to say Democrat Senator Gary Peters -- who's now the most irrelevant senator with Bob Casey gone -- has gone from unknown position to fully out against Pete Hegseth, arguing he doesn't have a lick of qualifications b/c he's not a big corporate CEO or general.

Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) gets so angry that he is literally shaking at Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing. Watch his left hand. https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1879224286285553664/pu/vid/avc1/720x406/k1rcboi_ICnuaHDH.mp4 -- He seems to lack self-control to his own demise. That includes control of his mouth. (…)

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