Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth said that Pete Hegseth is "flat-out wrong" in his view that women should not serve in the military in combat roles.

Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, a combat veteran of the Iraq War, tells "Face the Nation" that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Defense Department, is "flat-out wrong" in his assessment that women shouldn't be in combat roles.

US Senator Tammy Duckworth criticized Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee for Defense Secretary, for his views on women in combat. Duckworth, a combat veteran who lost both legs in Iraq, highlighted Hegseth's lack of command experience and argued that excluding women would worsen military recruitment issues.