'Appalled!' CNN's Scott Jennings condemns Dems' 'unseemly mudslinging' against Hegseth

CNN conservative commentator Scott Jennings claimed he was "appalled" by Democrats' line of questioning of defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth.

Jennings gave his assessment on Tuesday's Senate hearing to Dana Bash, saying, "In short, I think Pete Hegseth kicked their today asses today. I mean, it wasn't even close. They didn't lay a glove on Hegseth. No mistakes. Calm, cool, collected."

Jennings then took aim at protesters who heckled Hegseth as he gave his opening statement, as well as the quality of questions asked by the Democratic senators.

"I mean, before the thing even started, you had this, like, this CodePink, you know, protester freak show trying to disrupt the hearing. That's the Democratic base, by the way, which probably explains why the Democrats on the committee acted in such a bizarre and unprofessional way," he said.

Protesters displayed signs referring to Hegseth as a "religious extremist," before Capitol Police removed at least four four people from the hearing room.

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During questioning, Democratic senators hammered Hegseth on his past issues with alcohol, sexual abuse claims, and financial mismanagement.

Jennings declared, "I was appalled at some of the way these senators handled themselves and some of the lines of questioning. I mean, Tim Kane sounded like a sex pervert in his questioning of Pete Hegseth. Blumenthal, who lied about his service in Vietnam, questioning Hegseth's qualifications. You had Gillibrand, you had Warren, you had Hirono going on unhinged rants about things. Angus King obviously doesn't understand what it's like to fight terrorism — on and on and on. Hegseth was cool in the face of this unhinged questioning. They made him look good today. It would be difficult for a Republican to vote against Hegseth after the Democrats' unseemly mudslinging today."

At the beginning of the discussion, Bash said Donald Trump's team was "in good spirits" over the hearing. "They see the warm reception that [Hegseth] received from Republican senators as a very good sign."

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