CNN's political commentators Scott Jennings and Karen Finney join CNN's Dana Bash to give their takeaways of Pete Hegseth's Senate confirmation hearing. DANA BASH: Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick to run the Department of Defense,

Hegseth was cool in the face of this unhinged questioning. They made him look good today,” said Scott Jennings on CNN.

Pete Hegseth could hardly be more suited to be Donald Trump’s secretary of Defense — even though he’d surely be deemed unqualified by any conventional president.

CNN's Scott Jennings argued that Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth kicked Democrats' asses during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick for secretary of Defense, sat for a brutal four-hour confirmation hearing that was absolutely unhinged TV.

Scott Jennings defended Pete Hegseth on CNN after Catherine Rampell minimized Hegseth's credentials to a TV host role. Jennings highlighted Hegseth's 20 years of decorated military service and Ivy League education.

Tensions ran high between Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen and President-elect Donald Trump's Sec. of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth Tuesday afternoon in the nation's c