Pete Hegseth
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shot back at China on Wednesday after the communist nation rattled sabers by stating it is prepared for “any type of war” with the U.S. following the start of President Donald Trump’s additional tariffs on Chinese imports. “We’re prepared,” Hegseth told Fox News, according to Blaze Media. “Those who long for peace…
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insisted President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of the nation’s senior military officer amid a wave of dismissals at the Pentagon wasn’t unusual, brushing aside outcry that the new administration is openly seeking to inject politics into the military. He also suggested more firings could come. “Nothing about this is unprecedented,” Hegseth told…
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Vice President J.D. Vance was needed to break a tie Friday night in order for the Senate to confirm Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary. “Congratulations to Pete Hegseth,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “He will make a great Secretary of Defense!” It was the second time in U.S. history that a…
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The U.S. Senate narrowly voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and military veteran, to be President Donald Trump’s secretary of defense, clearing the way for a vote on his confirmation today. The tally was 51-49 in the 100-member Senate on a procedural measure to end debate.…
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Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Pentagon, acknowledged Tuesday he is “not a perfect person” but was defiant in the face of multiple allegations surrounding his past conduct during a contentious confirmation hearing. Hegseth dismissed the allegation that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2017 as false and part of a “coordinated smear…
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Pete Hegseth went on the offense in Congress and in the media Wednesday, trying to salvage a nomination to lead the Pentagon that has been pushed to the precipice by allegations of sexual misconduct and excessive drinking. In private meetings with lawmakers, interviews and a combative social media post, Hegseth is waging what looks like…
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that he “absolutely” believes Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth over his sexual assault accuser and supports him for the Cabinet position. The Oklahoma Republican emphasized that Hegseth “wasn’t charged.” “He wasn’t even kind of charged in this. There was no crime committed. The police dropped everything,”…
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Mike Huckabee, who was recently chosen to be ambassador to Israel by President-elect Donald Trump, told Newsmax Friday that the selection of Pete Hegseth to run the Defense Department will put an end to the “social experiment” that the U.S. military has become the past four years. “Nobody cares” about how many transgender or lesbian soldiers there…
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