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mahatmakanejeeves

(62,424 posts) Mon Jan 20, 2025, 05:43 PM Jan 20

Senate Armed Services Committee advances Pete Hegseth's nomination to lead the Pentagon

Source: CNBC

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Senate Armed Services Committee advances Pete Hegseth's nomination to lead the Pentagon

A cloud of controversy has hung over Hegseth, but he now appears to be on track to be confirmed as Trump's defense secretary.

———— Pete Hegseth is now set to receive a full Senate vote to lead the Defense Department.Allison Robbert / AFP - Getty Images

Jan. 20, 2025, 5:29 PM EST
By Scott Wong, Frank Thorp V and Kate Santaliz

WASHINGTON — The Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday voted along party lines to send Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be defense secretary to the Senate floor as President Donald Trump tries to move quickly to get critical members of his Cabinet in place.

All 14 Republicans on the committee voted in favor of Hegseth, while all 13 Democrats voted against him. Despite initial concerns about allegations of sexual assault, alcohol abuse and financial mismanagement — all of which Hegseth has denied — not a single Republican senator has said so far they will vote no, meaning he is likely on track to be confirmed by the Senate. … Thursday is now the soonest that vote would occur in the full Senate unless all 100 members agree to move things along more quickly.

Trump’s decision in November to tap Hegseth, 44, a former Fox News host who served in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars with the Army National Guard, stunned many in Washington given that he had limited military command or significant management experience. And in the weeks that followed, Hegseth’s nomination appeared on the verge of collapse amid reports that Hegseth had paid a settlement to a woman who had accused him of sexual assault in a hotel room in 2017, and that he had a past history of excessive drinking on the job, including at Fox News.

But Hegseth denied all of the allegations, vowed that he wouldn’t touch alcohol if confirmed to lead the Pentagon, and said that Trump had told him to “keep going, keep fighting.”

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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-armed-services-committee-pete-hegseth-vote-defense-secretary-rcna188390

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Senate Armed Services Committee advances Pete Hegseth's nomination to lead the Pentagon (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jan 20 OP

Joni Ernst, YOU OWN THIS!!!! no_hypocrisy Jan 20 #1

Seems like in the past RETHUGS always were able to STALL things bluestarone Jan 20 #2

I understand some rethugs and all, if not most Dems, are against the drunkard rapist... brush Jan 20 #3

"I understand some rethugs...are against the drunkard rapist..." LudwigPastorius Jan 20 #6

Yes, on the Nicole Wallace show just now, a J6er, what they're calling themselves now, was interviewed after being let.. brush Jan 21 #8

Someone who cares... liberalgunwilltravel Jan 20 #4

Is McCormick on this committee? Deminpenn Jan 20 #5

When is the full vote? Polybius Jan 21 #7

party over country again RANDYWILDMAN Jan 21 #9

no_hypocrisy

(49,779 posts)

1. Joni Ernst, YOU OWN THIS!!!!

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2025, 05:44 PM

Jan 20

bluestarone

(18,591 posts)

2. Seems like in the past RETHUGS always were able to STALL things

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2025, 05:48 PM

Jan 20

Hope we have some Democrats that know the system enough to stall this vote as long as possible.

brush

(58,619 posts)

3. I understand some rethugs and all, if not most Dems, are against the drunkard rapist...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2025, 05:52 PM

Jan 20

being approved. It still has to be voted on by the whole Senate, right?

LudwigPastorius

(11,436 posts)

6. "I understand some rethugs...are against the drunkard rapist..."

Reply to brush (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 20, 2025, 11:12 PM

Jan 20

But, which of them has spine enough to bring the ire of the new emperor down upon them by voting "no"?

At the least, they'd be primaried. Or, Trump's DOJ will go after them. Or, we could be seguing into Putin territory, and they'd have to fear for their lives.

brush

(58,619 posts)

8. Yes, on the Nicole Wallace show just now, a J6er, what they're calling themselves now, was interviewed after being let..

Reply to LudwigPastorius (Reply #6)

Tue Jan 21, 2025, 05:23 PM

Jan 21

out of jail by trump's pardon, said he's willing to die for trump.

Those violent insurrectionists are just waiting for 'brownshirt' marching orders IMO.

We are in dangerous times with the orange convict now in the WH.

There's a leadership void on the left. Someone needs to step up and lead the pro-democracy movementl

It will take courage as trump has loosed thugs onto our streets.

liberalgunwilltravel

(611 posts)

4. Someone who cares...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2025, 07:13 PM

Jan 20

needs to stop this from happening.

Deminpenn

(16,436 posts)

5. Is McCormick on this committee?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2025, 08:31 PM

Jan 20

Polybius

(18,944 posts)

7. When is the full vote?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jan 21, 2025, 12:02 AM

Jan 21

Tonight? Or did they go home?

RANDYWILDMAN

(2,979 posts)

9. party over country again

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jan 21, 2025, 05:31 PM

Jan 21

so if the Democratic party were to propose a wildly unqualified person for a cabinet position and the person lied and deflected on the stand as much as this guy did, I guarantee he is not making it out of committee...repubs don't care, they just want to please Trump and now we are a banana republic(not the clothing store either )

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