LOLOL This fool gunning for defense secretary.
Duckworth: "Name any country in ASEAN and our security arrangement with them."
Hegseth: "Easy. We have Korea, Japan, AUKUS. By the way, lady, it's pronounced 'Asian;' the 's' doesn't sound like a normal 's'. That's right; look it up. It's true. I just found out last night too. Yup, surprised this big boy did his homework, eh? You're welcome! Or as the Japanese like to say, 'Shieh shieh!' Next question."
Pege Hegseth wasn't nominated to actually run the DoD, he was nominated to be the handsome public face of the DoD.
Though to be fair, Tammy Duckworth was overtly intentional in ambushing and embarrassing Hegseth. Otherwise, her question on international agreements wouldn't have been phrased so awkwardly and vaguely.
There's a reasonable chance Hegseth will be confirmed, but doubtful he'll matter much beyond passing messages from Daddy Donnie.
Like him or hate him, Bridge Colby will in all likelihood play a more significant role at the DoD than Hegseth, especially with regard to China.