Trump's Pentagon nominee Hegseth says he won't back down amid growing doubts

Reuters ^ | 12/4/24 | Patricia Zengerle and Steve Holland

[DallasBiff]

WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, on Wednesday said he is not backing down even as his nomination to lead the Pentagon faces trouble in Congress over allegations about his personal and professional life.

"I’m doing this for the war fighters, not the warmongers. The Left is afraid of disrupters and change agents. They are afraid of @realDonaldTrump — and me. So they smear w/ fake, anonymous sources & BS stories. They don’t want truth. Our warriors never back down, & neither will I," the former Fox News host and former National Guard officer wrote in a post on X.

[DallasBiff]

Huh, a dead woman is found dead in Ted Kennedy's Oldsmobile, and the liberal media, called him the "Lion" of the Senate and was more than qualified in their eyes.

[V_TWIN]

The infuriating part is those pizza chits scrutinizing Hegseth couldn’t stand 5 minutes of what he endured on the battlefield......EFFING cowards.

[ClearCase_guy]

I think Hegseth is one of the key appointees. This is a hill to die on and the Democrats and RINOs should be made to understand that he will be confirmed or else they will be very sorry. No more bean bag.

[V_TWIN]

And, I saw footage of him on Capitol Hill this morning......I hate to say it but he didn’t look too confident to me.

[13Sisters76]

There are NO “growing doubts”.
The media needs to realize we don’t trust them, don’t believe tham and don’t listen to a damned thing they say.

[McGavin999]

This is going to be a test of Thune. If he can’t get his crew in line he needs to lose the job of Leader. And those who fold should be primaried and lose their seats as well.

[BitWielder1]

Good. We need someone who is able and willing to fight on.
And take away from the slander storm all of the other candidates undoubtedly will have to endure.
I remember when Biden (or his handlers) made his picks, no matter what anyone said, that was it. No substitutions.

[Alberta's Child]

I don’t think this guy was a serious pick, but I do like the idea of holding hearings and forcing the Senate to vote on his confirmation.

[Flaming Conservative]

Stand firm, Pete! Do NOT let the evil ones win!

[Eli Kopter]

We must choose our hills to die on, and this one is one because the Media is a tool that the Establishment Administrative State is using to destroy MAGA.

[mware]

NY Times anonymous Fox sources. The weekend team especially Joey were really ticked off. None of them have witness this behavior with Pete and they have spent entire weekends with him on location.

[DallasBiff]

We must choose our hills to die on, and this one is one because the Media is a tool that the Establishment Administrative State is using to destroy MAGA"

Huh neo Benedict Arnold, how about destroying the Establishment Administrative state, go cower in the fetal position in the closet.

[Georgia Girl 2]

I saw some footage of him in a meeting yesterday and he looked visibly uncomfortable. Running from the press was not a good look either. He needs to put himself out of Trumps misery.

[Parley Baer]

“I think Hegseth is one of the key appointees. This is a hill to die on”

I agree. He should stay the course.

[Pearfect]

You are CORRECT.

DO NOT TRUST THE MEDIA.