Senator Mazie Hirono questioned Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee, about allegations of sexual misconduct, workplace behavior, and commitment to the Constitution. She pressed him on reports of drunkenness at work and demanded he pledge to resign if he drinks on duty—a commitment Hegseth refused to make under oath.

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

Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, struggled to answer a series of questions from Democratic Senator Mazie Hirono.

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

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.

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.

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

Donald Trump's Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth dodged a question about using military force to take over Greenland during his confirmation hearing.

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

U.S. Sens. Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz joined Sens. Patty Murray, Tammy Duckworth and more than a dozen other Democrats in introducing a resolution honoring the service of women in combat roles in the U.