Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) put her foot in her mouth in an attempt to attack Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth during Tuesday's Senate confirmation hearing.
Hegseth has criticized military generals for entering the lucrative defense industry to make money from their military service.
Warren tried to make Hegseth look hypocritical by saying he had not pledged not to go into the defense industry.
she said: “You're convinced that every general who enters the military should not be directly involved in the defense industry for 10 years, yet aren't you willing to take the same oath?”
Hegseth retorted, “I'm not a general, senator.”
Mr Hegseth's response drew laughter from the room, which was packed with his supporters. It also prompted Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), who next questioned Hegseth, to jokingly refer to him as “General Hegseth.”
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) called the moment “embarrassing.”
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