Freshman GOP senator sets social media ablaze with 'best' response to Hegseth’s answer on gender question
2025-01-15
Category: political

Conservatives erupted on social media Tuesday following an exchange between Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth and freshman Sen. Tim Sheehy regarding gender identity.&nbsp; "How many genders are there?" the 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. TOP 5 MOMENTS FROM PETE HEGSETH'S SENATE CONFIRMATION HEARING  After Hegseth laughed at the freshman 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&nbsp;previously joked about on the campaign trail,&nbsp;immediately drew a response from conservatives.&nbsp; "Right on," GOP Congressman Darrell Issa&nbsp;posted on X. 'CLEAR VISION': CONSERVATIVES RALLY AROUND HEGSETH AFTER 'CRUSHING' FIERY CONFIRMATION HEARING  "QUESTION OF THE DAY," conservative influencer Benny Johnson&nbsp;posted on X. "Legitimately the best joke every [ever] told in Congress," conservative commentator Ian Haworth&nbsp;posted on X. "BEST EVER!" radio host Steve Gruber&nbsp;posted on X. "Well, it looks like the new senator from Montana is a huge upgrade," RealClearInvestigations senior writer Mark Hemingway&nbsp;posted on X in reference to former Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, who Sheehy defeated in November. &nbsp;CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP&nbsp;  "Montana knew what they were doing when they put @TimSheehyMT in the Senate," conservative commentator and former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines&nbsp;posted on X. "A-freakin’-MEN!" Wendy Rogers, Republican state senator from Arizona,&nbsp;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."