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‘Zero’ Senate GOPers oppose Pete Hegseth for defense pick as he vows to ‘never back down’ amid misconduct claims: sources
New York Post ^ | December 4, 2024 | Diana Glebova and Josh Christenson

Posted on 12/04/2024 12:42:37 PM PST by Lakeside Granny

“Zero” Senate Republicans are opposing Pete Hegseth’s confirmation, sources told The Post on Wednesday, as the defense secretary-designee was making the rounds on Capitol Hill and defiantly proclaiming he will “never back down” in the face of widespread allegations of past misconduct.

“There are zero ‘nos’ right now,” one GOP source familiar with the matter said, ripping smears against the former Army combat infantryman in the press as “BS.”

At least six Republicans have privately expressed reservations about President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee, NBC News reported Tuesday, as claims of binge drinking, sexual impropriety and financial mismanagement during his tenure as leader of a veterans advocacy group pile up.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bookmark; dod; joniernst; petehegseth; senate
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Confirm Hegseth!
1 posted on 12/04/2024 12:42:37 PM PST by Lakeside Granny
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To: Lakeside Granny

“NBC reported”

Well, you can take that for what it’s worth.


2 posted on 12/04/2024 12:46:09 PM PST by Fido969
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To: 4everontheRight; 4Liberty; Abbeville Conservative; Abby4116; acoulterfan; Albion Wilde; ...

CONFIRM PETE HEGSETH PING!


3 posted on 12/04/2024 12:46:45 PM PST by Lakeside Granny (IN GOD WE TRUST with TRUMP WE STAND)
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To: Fido969
“NBC reported”

Translated from Newspeak, that means "NBC fabricated".

4 posted on 12/04/2024 12:48:23 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Lakeside Granny

Pete Hegseth won’t leave a few BILLION dollars worth of weapons in some country like Afghanistan for the locals to use and sell to the Chinese.

Pete Hegseth won’t force WOKE sexual kinks on soldiers to the point the forces can’t recruit becuase the country is vomiting.

Pete Hegseth won’t sell out his country for a cushy job with some corrupt weapons contractors and he’s NOT a pervert.

In short he’s not some fake monster like much of the military bigs at the Pentagon. Elon needs to clean house soi Pete Hegseth doesn’t spend the first year wading through the filth.


5 posted on 12/04/2024 12:49:30 PM PST by GOPJ (Should a 30 year old man self-identified as being ten, be allowed to play little league baseball?)
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To: Fido969

It’s not worth a glob of warm spit!


6 posted on 12/04/2024 12:49:37 PM PST by Lakeside Granny (IN GOD WE TRUST with TRUMP WE STAND)
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To: Lakeside Granny
"as claims of binge drinking, sexual impropriety and financial mismanagement "

Standard performance of Democrat appointees.

7 posted on 12/04/2024 12:50:17 PM PST by Enterprise (These people have no honor, no belief, no poetry, no art, no humor, no patriotism.)
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To: GOPJ

Exactly!!

And for all those reasons the Military Industrial Complex are very afraid of Pete.


8 posted on 12/04/2024 12:51:56 PM PST by Lakeside Granny (IN GOD WE TRUST with TRUMP WE STAND)
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To: Lakeside Granny

In spite of all the sniping I thing any Republican senator that votes down Trump’s nominees is GONE after all the horrors both Trump and his voters have gone through to win.

For me it is Trump or nothing. The patriots that voted for Trump and the victory we achieved against all odds owe the GOP anything but contempt.

We need to watch and vote out anyone that betrays the MAGA movement.


9 posted on 12/04/2024 12:52:36 PM PST by wildcard_redneck
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To: Lakeside Granny

I think Trump would have stood by Gaetz if Gaetz had doubled down, but he didn’t. Maybe the Gaetz thing was all choreographed anyway, as a way to kill the Congressional ethics report, and get the bad press about him out of the way so he can be appointed as a special prosecutor later.


10 posted on 12/04/2024 12:53:43 PM PST by mbrfl
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To: Lakeside Granny

We need Hegseth and Homan.


11 posted on 12/04/2024 12:54:44 PM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: Enterprise

You are correct!

Isn’t it funny that what the LSM/demonrats use to smear pubbies are the very things that give them street cred.


12 posted on 12/04/2024 12:55:11 PM PST by Lakeside Granny (IN GOD WE TRUST with TRUMP WE STAND)
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“There are zero ‘nos’ right now,” one GOP source familiar with the matter said...

Weasel words...how many 'yays' is the REAL question?

13 posted on 12/04/2024 12:56:43 PM PST by Timber Rattler ("To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace." --George Washington)
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To: Lakeside Granny

Kavanaugh II.


14 posted on 12/04/2024 12:57:13 PM PST by cuban leaf (2024 is going to be one for the history books, like 1939. And 2025 will be more so, like 1940-1945.)
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Glad he's finding his inner Clarence Thomas.

If only Pete wore stolen Women's clothing in public he could have sailed through the processing.

15 posted on 12/04/2024 12:57:58 PM PST by Manic_Episode (Harpazo imminent. Each post may be my last. It's been real =)
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To: wildcard_redneck

I couldn’t agree with you more.

All RINOS need to get on board or get run over in their next election.

We don’t need a repeat of 2016 and the loser Paul Ryan crapola.


16 posted on 12/04/2024 12:58:03 PM PST by Lakeside Granny (IN GOD WE TRUST with TRUMP WE STAND)
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To: mbrfl

POTUS 47 4D chess, anyone?


17 posted on 12/04/2024 12:58:04 PM PST by Taxman (MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! SUPPORT THE FAIRTAX!)
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To: Lakeside Granny

Even if Collins and Murkowski do their usual..and we wind up with a tie...Vance can ride in on his charger!!


18 posted on 12/04/2024 12:58:51 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Lakeside Granny

Excellent! Thanks for the ping LG.


19 posted on 12/04/2024 12:59:11 PM PST by BlackbirdSST (Trump or Bust! Long live the Republic.)
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To: Lakeside Granny

Absolutely.

And while we’re at it, let’s destroy the leftist/RINO game of anonymous smears.

This is laughable…considering that a cretin like Adam Schiff could be on video buggering an underage boy in the middle of a street…and his party would back him without question.

This entire thing smells of Mitch McConnell.


20 posted on 12/04/2024 1:00:28 PM PST by Scott from the Left Coast
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