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Mullin applauds Hegseth‘s attempts to court Republicans behind closed doors: He’s ‘killing it’

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) applauded Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth for recent productive meetings on the Hill with senators. “Pete is killing it in the meetings, because he doesn’t shy away from the media, from the tough questions,” Mullin said during a Saturday appearance on Fox News. “And I hear from senator after senator…

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House Republican Shrugs Off Pete Hegseth’s ‘Indiscretions’: ‘I Hope He Holds The Line’

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) on Friday showed his support for President-elect Donald Trump’s embattled defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth, despite what he called his “indiscretions.” “Look, we’ve all had some indiscretions in our past and things like that — every human has. But good grief,” Roy said in an interview with the right-wing “Charlie Kirk […]

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Hegseth’s mother complained about his treatment of women: NYT

The mother of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick for Defense secretary, reportedly sent him an email in 2018 accusing the former Fox News host of “routinely mistreating women for years” and displaying a “lack of character,” The New York Times reported on Friday. “On behalf of all the women (and I know it’s many) you…