Posted on 12/04/2024 5:21:54 AM PST by Timber Rattler
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s support for Pete Hegseth, who he announced as his nominee for defense secretary shortly after Election Day, is wobbling after a crush of controversy over a rape allegation and a 2018 email from Mr. Hegseth’s mother accusing him of a pattern of abuse toward women.
How Mr. Hegseth fares through a series of tests on Wednesday will be critical for his chances. He is set to continue his meetings with key senators, including Joni Ernst of Iowa, a combat veteran who has spoken about being sexually assaulted herself, and his mother is expected to sit for an interview on Fox News. He is also set to start defending himself on television.
Mr. Trump has made clear to people close to him that he believes Mr. Hegseth should have been more forthcoming about the problems he would face getting confirmed, according to two people with knowledge of his thinking.
The combination of events could determine whether he hangs on as the expected nominee. Mr. Trump is openly discussing other people for the job, including Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, whom he defeated in the Republican presidential primaries and with whom he has had a contentious relationship. Mr. Trump likes the story of bringing on someone he dominated publicly, and he talked about it with Mr. DeSantis on Tuesday at a service honoring three Florida sheriff’s deputies who were killed in a car crash.
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I’m sticking with Pete.
NYT…..LOL, LOL, LOL
Pete’s not going to be the nominee much longer.
Why would DeSantis accept a demotion? He’s already the chief executive of the huge state of Florida.
2028 would be why he might accept it.
Hegseth’s done. Trump’s going to throw him overboard soon.
Kavanaugh’s done. Trump’s going to throw him overboard soon.
Vance is done. Trump’s going to throw him overboard soon.
Do you really think anything other than an establishment stooge won’t be a nazi rapist? They need political stooges in those positions to hinder Trump as much as possible.
I am with Pete 1000%, this utter smear campaign to get rid of him proves to me he is the right guy!! Trump needs to stand firm after Gaetz the sharks are circling NOTHING will ever change if Trump caves on these nominees!! DeSantis has taken far to much money from these NEOCONS during his POTUS campaign he OWES them DeSantis is NOT the guy for the job!!
Just reporting the news, eh? From the NYT.
What’s not accurate about the story?
Only a fool believes unnamed sources from the New York Times.
ZelenskySkySky's done. Trump's going to throw him overboard VERY soon.
You get your news from the Slimes?
Yep, they are Kavanaughing Pete. DJT should hold firm to his nominations and not act wishy washy or else the Demonrats will smell blood in the water.
“Why would DeSantis accept a demotion? He’s already the chief executive of the huge state of Florida.”
Florida has term limits. Two terms and he’s out. His next career path would be to promote himself to take Marco Rubio’s place.
I’m in Florida and DeSantis has been a relative Godsend. Relative because he’s limited to some extent by the infrastructure put in place to stop him from making some changes.
Pete’s Mom on Fox setting the record straight.
it is a smear campaign...and it will work as 6 or 8 spineless idiot (alleged) republicans won’t vote for him. and these same losers probably rubber-stamped every hack that biden appointed.
fine. then the new SecDef can hire Hegseth as the Anti-DEI Officer.
Hegseth, like Gaetz, is a “TV clown” who was never a serious pick for a cabinet post. I wouldn’t be surprised if the guy didn’t even know he was being selected for the DOD post until he saw an announcement on the internet.
BTTT
I am sticking with Pete. If a creepy neocon like you is for DeSantis then my support for Pete grows.
It looks like the Zeepers are moving from the Ukraine War to cheering on Trump’s enemies in the capital. You are all pure scum.
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