Nancy Lacore, the former U.S. Navy admiral who was ousted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last year, did not mince words about the leader of the armed forces in a new interview.

Lacore, a Democrat and a retired three-star admiral who served in the military for 35 years before her removal in August 2025, was elected to Congress during last week’s midterm elections. Come January, she will represent South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District after defeating Republican rival Jenny Costa Honeycutt by fewer than 4,000 votes.

The congresswoman-elect was asked Sunday morning on CBS News’ Face the Nation With Margaret Brennan about her thoughts on Hegseth, who has been at the center of impeachment rumors since Democrats’ big election victories last week.