Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., slammed what she described as "anonymous smear campaigns" against Pete Hegseth, as President-elect Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon faced the Senate Armed Services Committee.
"I think any any concerns that they had specifically regarding the anonymous smear campaigns were actually addressed by Mr. Hegseth in his opening. and so I think that he's very qualified," she told Fox News Digital's Julia Johnson.
"The one thing that I would like to see in our next secretary of defense, which he checks that box, is that he has combat experience. we need people that have served in the front lines and understand the gravity of their decisions and that it will impact people, it is a life and death decision so we're very supportive of his nomination," she said.
"I think he has the votes for it today. So we'll run through this process, but we're looking forward to a great Secretary of Defense," she added.
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