Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) told Pete Hegseth that his behavior toward women “disqualifies” him for the defense-secretary job and proceeded to quote statements by Hegseth dating back to 2013 and as recently as November.

During a roughly seven-minute exchange, Senator Elizabeth Warren quoted a number of Pete Hegseth’s prior statements opposing women in combat roles.

Pete Hegseth’s views on women in combat were a matter of public record long before the Senate heard his case to become Donald Trump’s Defense secretary. Women are “life-givers,” Hegseth wrote in his 2024 book,