Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., blasted his colleagues in the upper chamber on Tuesday over their line of questioning at Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing, saying they were grilling Hegseth over allegations about a drinking problem and sexual misconduct when their own qualifications were dubious.

Mediaite reported that Mullin took aim specifically at Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., for Peters’ criticism of Hegseth’s lack of managerial experience and for his comparison of the Senate to a “board of directors” for federal jobs.

“There’s a lot of senators here I wouldn’t have on my board because there’s no qualifications except your age, and you’ve got to be living in the state, and you’re a citizen of the United States to be a senator,” Mullin said.

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