CNN's political commentators Scott Jennings and Karen Finney join CNN's Dana Bash to give their takeaways of Pete Hegseth's Senate confirmation hearing. DANA BASH: Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick to run the Department of Defense,

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Hegseth was cool in the face of this unhinged questioning. They made him look good today,” said Scott Jennings on CNN.

CNN's Scott Jennings argued that Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth kicked Democrats' asses during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick for secretary of Defense, sat for a brutal four-hour confirmation hearing that was absolutely unhinged TV.

Pete Hegseth could hardly be more suited to be Donald Trump’s secretary of Defense — even though he’d surely be deemed unqualified by any conventional president.

Scott Jennings defended Pete Hegseth on CNN after Catherine Rampell minimized Hegseth's credentials to a TV host role. Jennings highlighted Hegseth's 20 years of decorated military service and Ivy League education.

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