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,

Pete Hegseth came under fire from Senators of both parties weighing his nomination to lead the Defense Department over his past comments about women serving in the military, putting the first of Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks to face a hearing on the defensive.

Democratic New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand spent eight minutes lecturing Army veteran and Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth about

Pete Hegseth and New Hampshire Senator Jean Shaheen get into a back and forth during Hegseth's confirmation hearing for Secretary of Defense about Hegseth's previous comments about women's role in the military.

During Tuesday's Senate confirmation hearing, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) asked Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense, about his previous comments on women in the military.