President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, sparred with Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) over his use of an insult for military lawyers.

During Hegseth’s confirmation hearing Monday, Reed expressed concern over Hegseth’s respect for authority. As an example, he brought up an alleged incident where Hegseth referred to lawyers in the Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps as “JAGoffs.” Reed asked Hegseth to explain what that meant.

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