The guy just ain’t gonna be Defense Sec.
He says he’s gonna hang in there?
Trump might hvae given him a ‘rah..Rah’….
But it ain’t gonna work….
And?
Poor Donald Trump???
His OWN US Senator’s ain’t got his back on the people he wants to wreck the Government that Congress IS looking out for…
It appears Trump might be back into his Florida GOP bench with Ron DesSantis for the pick?
Would THAT be much smarter?
The contention that Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be the next secretary of defense is in trouble is not just media wish-casting, or a direct rerun of the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings, as some Hegseth defenders contend. Trump stuck by Kavanaugh; he’s apparently not so willing to stick with Hegseth.
The Wall Street Journal reports a bombshell this morning:
President-elect Donald Trump is considering Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as a possible replacement for Pete Hegseth, his pick to run the Pentagon, according to people familiar with the discussions, amid Republican senators’ concerns over mounting allegations about the former Fox News host’s personal life.
Picking DeSantis, a 2024 GOP primary rival for the presidency, would amount to a stunning turn for Trump. But he would also find in the governor a well-known conservative with a service record who shares Trump’s — and Hegseth’s — view on culling what they see as “woke” policies in the military.
Trump allies increasingly think Hegseth might not survive further scrutiny, according to people close to the president-elect’s team, which considers the next 48 hours to be crucial to his fate.
CNN reported, “A senior Trump administration source told CNN’s Jake Tapper late Tuesday night, ‘Tomorrow is going to be absolutely critical.’ The source suggested that Hegseth hadn’t been forthcoming with the Trump team about his past behavior involving women and alcohol.” (You may recall that last month, the Journal editorial board — generally supportive of the Trump agenda when it comes to defense and national security — asked why Trump and his team were blindsided by Hegseth’s past settled allegation of sexual assault.)
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