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Monday, January 27, 2025

Who Is Pete Hegseth?

My VIP for this week is Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee and now Senate-confirmed Defense Secretary. Late Friday night, the Senate voted 50-50 for Hegseth, so Vice President J.D. Vance broke the tie. This confirmation battle can only be described as “contentious.” George Caldwell wrote the following about the Hegseth nomination and vote. 

Hegseth, an Army veteran and former Fox News anchor, is the epitome of Donald Trump’s campaign to dethrone the established elites from their seats of power, as he does not come from a high-ranking position in the armed forces.


Hegseth faced a salvo of accusations related to his relationships with alcohol and women, and whether he had the professional credentials to run the Defense Department. He pledged to refrain from drinking alcohol if confirmed and denied an allegation of sexual assault.


In December, Trump praised Hegseth as possessing a “Military state of mind,” and noted his degrees from Princeton University and Harvard University.


“He will be a fantastic, high energy, Secretary of Defense … one who leads with charisma and skill. Peter is a WINNER, and there is nothing that can be done to change that!!!” Trump added in a Truth Social post.


As the confirmation process went on, Hegseth began to consolidate support, especially after a strong performance in his confirmation hearing.

I apologize to all Americans for the non-vote of Alaska’s senior Senator Lisa Murkowski because she refused to vote for Hegseth. Conservative Republican Alaskans tried to vote her out of office in the 2022 election, but Democrats sided with less-conservative Republicans to keep her in office. She would not have won or even made it past the Primary if Alaska got rid of “ranked-choice voting” and returned to a Primary system.

It would be better if she switched her party affiliation to Democrat. Republicans would lose one vote – but she usually votes with Democrats any way. If she were a Democrat, no one would get up their hope that she will vote like a Republican. By switching her party affiliation, she would show her true colors and would be voted out of office. This is the only reason for her to remain a Republican – even if it is only in name only.

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