Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin offered a strong endorsement of Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, during an interview Sunday morning on CNN: DANA BASH: Let's turn to Donald Trump's nominee for defense secretary,

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said Sunday he “absolutely” believes Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth over his sexual assault accuser. Mullin joined CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union,” where he discussed President-elect Trump’s pick and the allegations swarming his nomination.

GOP senator claims woman in Hegseth sex assault allegation ‘was the aggressor’ - Senator Markwayne Mullin says he ‘absolutely’ believes Trump’s defense secretary nominee, not his accuser

Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin has reportedly blocked the promotion of Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, a three-star general who played an integral role in the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan

SCOOP- Sen. Markwayne Mullin has put a hold on Army Lt. Gen. Chris Donahue’s promotion, the sole Senator blocking Donahue from moving forward. The Senate approved promotions for several hundred military officers Thursday. Donahue’s was the only one blocked. LTG Donahue was one… pic.twitter.com/z9cUy9QrnM

Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue was slated to be promoted to a four-star rank and take command of the U.S. Army in Europe.