Trump defense nominee mocked for ASEAN ignorance

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U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee has been mocked for not being able to name a single ASEAN country in his Senate confirmation hearing. Pete Hegseth was told by Senator Tammy Duckworth to “do a little homework.”  #DonaldTrump #PeteHegseth #ASEAN #US

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00:00Can you name the importance of at least one of the nations in the ASEAN, in ASEAN,

00:06and what type of agreement we have with at least one of those nations?

00:09And how many nations are in ASEAN, by the way?

00:12I couldn't tell you the exact amount of nations in that.

00:14But I know we have allies in South Korea, in Japan, and in AUKUS with Australia,

00:19trying to work on submarines with them.

00:22None of those countries are in ASEAN.

00:25None of those three countries that you've mentioned are in ASEAN.

00:27I suggest you do a little homework before you prepare for these types of negotiations.

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