Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's embattled pick for defense secretary, faced tough questions from senators during his confirmation hearing.

Pete Hegseth at his confirmation hearing was asked by Sen. Mark Kelly if it was true or false that in 2014 he was drunk in public in Cleveland?

The Arizona senator questioned Department of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth about his history of getting blitzed off his ass.

Pete Hegseth, center, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, is joined by his wife Jennifer Rauchet, right, as they depart a meeting with Republican House members, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

KELLY: All right. She's obnoxious. It was a clever answer in the moment, but that would have been great. That would have been groundbreaking and game changing. All these secretaries of defense, almost all of them, go into the defense industry. And that's how a lot of corruption happens. That is one of the swampiest things out there.

What I want to understand is whether or not you bring any of the necessary experience that this job requires," Kelly a said.

The Senate Armed Forces Committee held a confirmation hearing Tuesday for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary. The former Fox News host faced harsh questioning from Democrats.

Sen. Mark Kelly aptly exposes Pete Hegseth's fatal flaw as Defense secretary. It's the same one found in Kelly's Republican colleagues.