Question on ASEAN stumps Trump’s choice for defense Hegseth at confirmation hearing
During a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Senator Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name one member and how many countries were in the 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.”
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