MSNBC anchor Lawrence O’Donnell lamented on Wednesday that Donald Trump has “lowered the standards of American politics,” citing the lack of “serious” questions at the confirmation hearing for Trump’s Defense Secretary pick, Pete Hegseth.
O’Donnell echoed the words of Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who, during the hearing, asked Hegseth: “How can we ask these warriors to train and perform the absolute highest standards when you are asking us to lower the standards to make you the Secretary of Defense simply because you are buddies with our President-elect?”
“Lower the standards. That is what Donald Trump has done every day of his political life.