GOP Armed Services chair slams Hegseth for ‘rookie mistake’ – likens him to Tucker Carlson
February 14, 2025 | Frieda Powers
The Republican Senate Armed Services chair criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for a “rookie mistake” he made in remarks about peace between Ukraine and Russia.
Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) reacted to Hegseth’s comments on Ukraine being welcomed into NATO when he spoke Wednesday at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels. The senator, who has long advocated for Ukraine’s side in the conflict, compared Hegseth’s speech to something Tucker Carlson would say in remarks to Politico.
“Hegseth is going to be a great defense secretary, although he wasn’t my choice for the job,” Wicker told Politico while at the Munich Security Conference. “But he made a rookie mistake in Brussels, and he’s walked back some of what he said but not that line.”
Last week, Hegseth said he did “not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement,” noting the “illusionary goal” of returning the country to pre-war borders.
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