Conservatives erupted Tuesday on social media following an exchange between Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth and freshman Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., regarding gender identity.
Conservatives erupted Tuesday on social media following an exchange between Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth and Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., regarding gender identity.
“How many genders are there?” the freshman Montana senator asked Hegseth on Tuesday. “Tough one.”
Hegseth responded, “Senator, there are two genders.”
“I know that well, I’m a Sheehy, so I’m on board,” Sheehy responded, referencing the “she” and “he” that make up his last name.
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After Hegseth laughed at the senator’s joke, Sheehy then went on to ask Hegseth, a fellow combat veteran, the diameter of a round fired out of a M4A1 rifle and how many pushups he could do.
The line of questioning, particularly the exchange on gender which Sheehy previously joked about on the campaign trail, immediately drew a response from conservatives.
“Right on,” Rep Darrell Issa, R-Calif., posted on X.
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“QUESTION OF THE DAY,” conservative influencer Benny Johnson posted on X.
“Legitimately the best joke every [ever] told in Congress,” conservative commentator Ian Haworth posted on X.
“BEST EVER!” radio host Steve Gruber posted on X.
“Well, it looks like the new senator from Montana is a huge upgrade,” RealClearInvestigations senior writer Mark Hemingway posted on X in reference to former Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, whom Sheehy defeated in November.
“Montana knew what they were doing when they put @TimSheehyMT in the Senate,” conservative commentator and former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines posted on X.
“A-freakin’-MEN!” Wendy Rogers, Republican state senator from Arizona, posted on X.
Sheehy told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday night that Hegseth is going to do a “great job” and “we support him.”
“That’s why my questions were directed the way they were,” Sheehy said. ” I wanted to remind people what this job is really about and it’s supporting the war fighter and protecting America.”
