Pete Hegseth aggressively pushed back on a Fox News colleague’s report about a letter from Democrats to the defense secretary, claiming it was “fake news” despite the factual information. Responding to a report from journalist Jen Griffin on X, Hegseth claimed Griffin and Democrats were the “same thing” and that neither “care about facts” because […]
Beyond Matt Gaetzthere has been perhaps no Donald Trump nominee with as fraught a path to confirmation as Pete Hegseth. Soon after the president-elect announced him as his pick for defense secretary, the former Fox News host was beset by the publicization of a sexual assault accusation (which he’s denied), as well as reports about […]
He may be President-elect Donald J. Trump’s most “unconventional” cabinet nominee (in the words of Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi, the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee), but when Pete Hegseth took his seat in room G50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building for his confirmation hearing as Secretary of Defense, he looked […]
Donald Trump is going all in on his controversial pick to lead the Pentagon. The incoming president vigorously backed his secretary of defense nominee, Pete Hegseth, during a news conference Monday in Palm Beach, Florida, saying it would be a “tragedy” if he doesn’t end up in his Cabinet. Trump appeared to acknowledge the fact […]
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Pete Hegseth’s bid to lead the Pentagon under President-elect Donald Trump appears to be back on track as key Republican senators look past allegations of sexual assault and drinking at work. But that doesn’t mean voters are on board. A new Civiqs poll, fielded Dec. 7-10, found that 48% of registered voters oppose Hegseth’s nomination […]
The longer Trump’s picks hang on, the better their chances of getting confirmed, given the political difficulty of publicly voting down one of his nominations.
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s choice for the top post at the Pentagon, said Trump encouraged him to “keep on fighting,” despite a slew of negative headlines leaving his nomination in question. “This is where I give so much credit to President Trump. He’s got a backbone of steal,” the former “Fox & Friends” host told…
After expressing skepticism last week, Sen. Joni Ernst now sounds more positive about Donald Trump’s embattled pick to lead the Pentagon.
WASHINGTON — In a normal presidential transition, the president-elect spends weeks carefully considering candidates for the most important jobs in his Cabinet. Potential nominees undergo rigorous private vetting by trusted aides and lawyers, then by the FBI. It’s a painstaking process that often consumes the entire three months between the election and the inauguration. But when […]
