Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) took Pete Hegseth through a lightning round of questions about sexual misconduct and alcohol abuse on Tuesday. The post Mazie Hirono Takes Pete Hegseth Through Lightning Round of Sex and Booze Questions: ‘Will You Resign’ If You ‘Drink on the Job?

In one of the most pointed series of questions, Sen. Mazie Hirono (D., Hawaii) asked Pete Hegseth if he had ever made “unwanted requests for sexual favors” or paid a settlement related to sexual conduct.

Sen. Mazie Hirono grilled Pete Hegseth at his confirmation hearing on his drinking, sexual assault allegations and more.

Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono ignited an internet frenzy during her fiery confrontation with defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth at his confirmation hearing Tuesday in which she hounded him on

Hirono asked Hegseth about allegations of excessive drinking on the job. She also questioned him on taking over Greenland, as President-elect Donald Trump has suggested, and whether he would follow unlawful orders from Trump, including shooting protestors.

Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing got heated when Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) challenged him over press reports that he drank while on the job in his previous

Would Pete Hegseth carry out an order to shoot American protesters on American streets? His reluctance to give a straight answer spoke volumes.

Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono was criticized on social media for her questioning of President-elect Trump's secretary of Defense nominee, Pete Hegseth.

Pete Hegseth has been pelted with questions since his confirmation hearing for secretary of defense started Tuesday morning. During the

Hawaii, was the first senator to question Pete Hegseth about the sexual assault allegation against the defense secretary pick. Hirono also spoke to Hegseth about his past comments on women in the military and President-elect Trump's aspirations for Greenland.

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, has publicly faced senators for the first time.

Sen. Mazie Hirono (D., Hawaii) asked Pete Hegseth whether he would carry out an order to shoot protesters in the leg, citing reports President-elect Donald Trump ordered a predecessor to do so during his first term.