Trump's ex-defense chief won't say whether Hegseth is qualified to lead the Pentagon

Donald Trump's former defense secretary refused to state that the president-elect's latest nominee was qualified to lead the Pentagon.

Mark Esper, now a CNN global affairs analyst, appeared Wednesday morning on the network to discuss the confirmation hearings for defense nominee Pete Hegseth, and host Kasie Hunt challenged him "bottom line" to say whether the former Fox News host and National Guard veteran was qualified for the job.

"Well, look, he comes into the job with far less...