Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, was questioned about ASEAN during a heated Senate confirmation and struggled with his response.

During his confirmation hearing, Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee couldn’t name a single member of the Southeast Asian bloc.

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 ...

Tammy Duckworth on Tuesday grilled Trump Secretary ... The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, created in 1967, is a political, economic, and security alliance that consists of ten member ...

Tammy Duckworth, grilling President-elect Donald ... asked Pete Hegseth if could name one member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, describe what type of agreement the U.S. had with ...

Tammy Duckworth, grilling President-elect Donald Trump’s choice ... asked Pete Hegseth if could name one member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, describe what type of agreement the U.S.

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 BANGKOK -- Sen.

Tammy Duckworth, grilling President-elect Donald ... asked Pete Hegseth if could name one member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, describe what type of agreement the U.S. had with ...