When asked for comment, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader John Thune said "two things we don't discuss publicly: Whip counts and private conversations with the president."

Summary

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has told Donald Trump that Pete Hegseth likely has enough votes to be confirmed as Defense Secretary, despite controversy over past sexual misconduct allegations, a financial settlement, and concerns about his leadership and alcohol use.

Hegseth’s confirmation hearing is set for Jan. 14, with Senate Republicans aiming to expedite key national security confirmations before Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration.

Other high-profile hearings, including for Marco Rubio (State), Pam Bondi (Attorney General), and Tulsi Gabbard (DNI), are tentatively scheduled for the same week amidst ongoing bipartisan negotiations.

  • Jesus@lemmy.world
    9·
    13 days ago

    This guy sucks, but IMHO, more energy should be spent on tanking people like Patel and RFK. They’re an even bigger threat to American citizens.

  • Rapidcreek@lemmy.world
    6·
    12 days ago

    Such a major indictment of the Republican Senate majority and their complete subservience to the Orange Jesus in installing the least qualified and most unfit person ever to be nominated for the top Pentagon job.

  • Bizzle@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    12 days ago

    I wish that we only had people in our government that took it seriously and didn’t actively hate our population.

  • inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
    41·
    12 days ago

    I wonder how many Democrats will be joining these shit Republicans in putting this completely unqualified and sexual abuser into a leadership position?