And, by the way, I think this situation is partly a referendum on Hegseth, but it's partly a referendum on Donald Trump. And the Republican Party has been taken over by Trump and he's calling the question.
Pawlenty discusses the implications of the nomination of Hegseth and how it reflects on Trump's influence over the Republican Party.
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