Secretary of Defense nominee Seth Hegseth said he supports Israel.
SEN. COTTON: Big audience here. Many of them seem to be patriotic supporters of you, Mr. Hegseth. Some of them seem to be liberal critics of you. I would note that it’s only the liberal critics that have disrupted this hearing. As was my custom during the Biden administration, I want to give you a chance to respond to what they said about you. I think the first one accused you of being a Christian Zionist. I’m not really sure why that is a bad thing. I’m a Christian. I’m a Zionist. Zionism is that the Jewish people deserve a homeland in the ancient holy land where they’ve lived since the dawn of history. Do you consider yourself a Christian Zionist?HEGSETH: Senator, I’m a Christian and I robustly support the state of Israel and its existential defense and the way America comes alongside them is great. COTTON: Thank you because another protester, and I think this one was a member of Code Pink, which, by the way, is a Chinese communist front group these days, said that. You support Israel in Gaza. I support Israel’s existential war in Gaza. I assume, like me and president, Trump. You support that war as well, don’t you?HEGSETH: Senator, I do. I support Israel destroying and killing every last member of Hamas.
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