Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) joked on Wednesday that he’d contemplate confirming Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) as a Protection secretary if he admits to the usage of lifts in his footwear.
“I’ll consider a YES on him if he finally admits to his boots with 4” lifts,” Fetterman mentioned in a publish on the social platform X.
Fetterman’s publish additionally featured a screenshot of an article from The Hill about reporting from the Wall Avenue Journal that President-elect Trump is rumored to be fascinated about switching out his alternative for Protection secretary, former Fox Information persona Pete Hegseth, for DeSantis.
DeSantis was dogged with rumors that he wore lifts in his boots so he may look taller throughout his current failed bid for the presidency.
Hegseth has been dealing with headwinds in his path to develop into head of the Pentagon, as scrutiny amongst Republican senators towards him has grown following current revelations of alleged alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct in his previous.
On Wednesday, Hegseth mentioned he received’t again down because the scrutiny surrounding his nomination has elevated. In a publish on X, he urged that he’s the goal of a smear marketing campaign by Democrats.
“I’m doing this for the warfighters, not the warmongers. The Left is afraid of disrupters and change agents. They are afraid of @realDonaldTrump—and me,” he wrote.
“So they smear w/ fake, anonymous sources & BS stories. They don’t want truth,” Hegseth continued. “Our warriors never back down, & neither will I.”
Final month, Trump introduced that he had tapped Hegseth for the position of Protection secretary, saying that he “is tough, smart and a true believer in America First. With Pete at the helm, America’s enemies are on notice – Our Military will be Great Again, and America will Never Back Down.”
The Hill has reached out to DeSantis’s communications workplace for additional remark.
