President-elect Trump on Friday provided help for his nominee to guide the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, amid questions on whether or not allegations of sexual misconduct and extreme ingesting will doom his probabilities of being confirmed.
“He will be a fantastic, high energy, Secretary of Defense Defense, one who leads with charisma and skill,” the president-elect continued. “Pete is a WINNER, and there is nothing that can be done to change that!!!”
The submit marked the primary time Trump has publicly weighed in to help Hegseth as he faces mounting questions on his nomination.
He has spent the week assembly with GOP senators and vowing he won’t again down.
Hegseth can solely afford three Republican “no” votes in subsequent 12 months’s 53-seat Senate Republican majority and nonetheless be confirmed, assuming all Democrats vote in opposition to him.
Sources confirmed to The Hill earlier this week that Trump had raised the opportunity of nominating Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), his one-time fierce main rival, to guide the Pentagon if Hegseth’s nomination falters.
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