Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) spoke to Time about Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be Defense Secretary:
TIME: Based on what you know at this hour, is Mr. Hegseth qualified?
DUCKWORTH: Based on what I know so far, no. I was not afforded the opportunity to meet with him in person, either.
TIME: I understand there was a scheduling conflict there.
DUCKWORTH: Oh, no, there’s no scheduling conflict. I have the receipts. I have an email dated Dec. 18 where his team gives me the date of the week of Jan. 19. He was never planning on meeting with the Democrats prior to this. And we’ve made ourselves more than available. So whatever they’re telling you is a fib.