Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin from Oklahoma blasted his Democratic counterparts for claiming that the allegations of alcohol abuse and cheating make Pete Hegseth inelegible to be Secretary of Defense.

The Oklahoma Republican tried to defend Hegseth against allegations of sexual misconduct and alcohol abuse. It didn't go especially well.

SecDef nominee Pete Hegseth and Dem. Sen. Tim Kaine engaged in a tense back and forth about Hegseth's marital history and Hegseth's young daughter was mentioned.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin asked his fellow senators on the Armed Services Committee whether they would meet the standards they are setting for Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) accused senators of working while drinking during defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

The nomination of Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense received support from Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2024.

"For being Secretary of Defense of the most powerful nation in the world, you're demonstrating an astonishing lack of judgment," said Kaine during Tuesday's hearing.

NewsNation host Chris Cuomo criticized Democratic Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine on Tuesday for using his time during Defense secretary nominee

A GOP senator who controversially defended President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon against allegations of excessive drinking by claiming U.S. lawmakers turn up to vote drunk is sticking to his guns.

But the moment came not from Hegseth, but Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), who came to his defense after Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) detailed some of those allegations. Mullin, Kimmel said ...

Sen. Markwayne Mullin electrified a Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday by accusing fellow senators of carousing and voting while drunk even as they accused defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth of unseemly behavior.

Former Army National Guardsman Pete Hegseth was confirmed by the Senate as secretary of defense after facing intense scrutiny in his recent Senate confirmation hearing. Democrats pressed Hegseth over serious allegations against him,