What is ASEAN, union referenced in Hegseth hearing
Sen. Tammy Duckworth put Pete Hegseth’s foreign policy chops to the test during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday as President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon. The Illinois
Hegseth stumped by question about ASEAN; here's what it is
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, was questioned about ASEAN during a heated Senate confirmation and struggled with his response.
Question on ASEAN stumped Hegseth at Senate hearing. What is it and why is it important?
In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name one member and how many countries were in the bloc.
What is ASEAN and why is it popping up in Trump cabinet nominee hearings?
During the confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Secretary of Defense, Sen. Tammy Duckworth asked the nominee for factual details about the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), including its membership and the U.S.'s relationship with member countries.
A question about ASEAN stumped Pete Hegseth at his Senate hearing. What is it and why is it important?
Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn’t tell Duckworth the exact number of ASEAN nations, but that “I know we have allies in South Korea and Japan in AUKUS (a pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the U.S.) with Australia.”
Question on ASEAN stumps Trump’s choice for defense Hegseth at confirmation hearing
During a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Senator Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name one member and how many countries were in the bloc.
What is ASEAN, the alliance that stumped Hegseth at his confirmation hearing
I suggest you do a little homework,” said Duckworth, a Democrat from Illinois, after Hegseth failed to name any of the 10 countries in the alliance.
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