WASHINGTON — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) left the Armed Services Committee hearing on Tuesday after a contentious questioning of Donald Trump nominee Pete Hegseth.
As with many women on the committee, Gillibrand had questions about Hegseth's past stated opposition to women in the military. Specifically, she questioned his previous statement, “I don’t want moms in the military.”
"You said in your statement, 'you don't want politics in the DoD.' Everything you've said is politics.