Sen. Tammy Duckworth on Tuesday grilled Trump Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth about his knowledge of ASEAN, a Southeast Asian alliance. “Can you name the importance of at least one of ...

Tammy Duckworth, grilling President-elect Donald ... 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 ...

Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) mocked Defense Secretary ... Can you name the importance of at least one of the nations in the ASEAN, in ASEAN, and what type of agreement we have with at least ...

Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) Hegseth was asked if he knew what countries were in ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. He didn't, naming off countries that weren't in the group.

Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) asked Hegseth to name some of the country members of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and he replied, "We have allies in South Korea, and Japan, and Australia." ...

Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) tried to pin down Hegseth on whether he's ever led a major negotiation. She asked if he's familiar with high-level pacts like ASEAN. The Republicans on the panel were very ...