WATCH: Sen. Reed presses Hegseth about emails threatening military personnel

Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., the ranking Democratic member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, questioned defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth on Tuesday about emails threatening military personnel for implementing diversity policies enacted by Democratic presidents.
“It's come to my attention that current serving military personnel have received emails threatening them with being fired for supporting the current DOD [Department of Defense] policies,” Reed said.
"One mail that was sent to a military officer with the subject line ‘Clean House,’ reminiscent of your specific comment, states: 'With the incoming administration looking to remove disloyal, corrupt, traitorous, liberal officers such as yourself, we will certainly be putting your name into the list of those personnel to be removed.'"
Hegseth said he “was not aware” of the messages and that he believed current diversity policies, which he described as "diversity, equity and inclusion," were dividing the military.
Hegseth is a military veteran and conservative media personality. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary has faced allegations of sexual misconduct and excessive drinking, and been criticized as a nominee for his controversial views on diversity and religion in the military.
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