Pete Hegseth has been confirmed as Trump’s defense secretary a few times
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One of Donald Trump’s most controversial cabinet picks has been narrowly confirmed by the US Senate to head the Pentagon despite allegations of sexual assault and alcohol abuse.
Pete Hegseth will be the US Secretary of Defense after the Senate voted 51-50 Friday night to boo after Vice President JD Vance dropped out.
Republican senators Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins joined Democrats in opposing Hegsett’s confirmation.
After his ex-son-in-law, Danielle Hegseth, testified under oath that he was extremely abusive to his ex-wife, Hegseth survived a last-ditch effort by Democrats to have him unconfirmed. Her safety. She also said that the up-and-coming writer had been abusing alcohol for years.
McConnell said he voted against Heggs because the candidate “did not offer a realistic view of how to defend Taiwan or the Philippines, and did not detail a strategic vision for dealing with China.”
On Thursday, Murkowski said she couldn’t vote for him.In good conscience”, said CollinsI did not believe Attitudes toward women serving in combat roles have changed.”
“Pete is a great guy,” Trump told reporters on Friday before the vote, adding that “I’m very surprised that Collins and Murkowski did that.”
He also speculated that McConnell might stay: “Of course, I guess Mitch is always a ‘no’ vote.”
Trump shocked Washington and defense circles when he chose Hegseth, a former Fox News host who served in the Army National Guard, for the role. He has since been convicted of sexual assault, alcohol abuse, sexism and racism.
Hedges answered the questions in writing 50,000 dollars Sen. Elizabeth Warren said in 2017 that she was sexually assaulted in a California hotel room.
Hughes denied allegations of sexual misconduct, behavior and fitness for the top Pentagon job at a Senate confirmation hearing last week. He previously tried to revise his statement about female soldiers, saying that “the requirements remain high and they will have ground combat roles.”
On the air, Hegsett became known for denouncing “vigilance” in the military and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Within the Army, DEI policies “divided the Army” and “forced commanders to walk on eggshells,” Heggs said at the hearing.
More Senate confirmation fireworks may come when two other controversial cabinet nominees, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard, are fired by senators on Jan. 29 and Jan. 30, respectively. Both former Democrats, Kennedy was appointed as health secretary and Gabbard as director of national intelligence.