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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