Pete Hegseth Moment Goes Viral as He Appears to Not Know What ASEAN Is
A senator told Hegseth: "I suggest you do a little homework before you prepare for these types of negotiations."
Question on ASEAN stumped Hegseth at Senate hearing. What is it and why is it important?
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, grilling President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary over whether he had the “breadth and depth of knowledge” needed to lead international negotiations, asked Pete Hegseth if could name one member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations,
Controversy Over Pete Hegseth’s Viral ASEAN Moment
During his confirmation hearing, Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee couldn’t name a single member of the Southeast Asian bloc.
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.”
Don’t know what ASEAN is? Neither did Pete Hegseth. Why this Asian bloc is important.
The 10-nation bloc, known as ASEAN, has been useful for the United States in countering China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific. Many member nations have territorial disputes with China, which has become increasingly assertive in pressing those claims.
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