President-elect Trump on Friday provided assist for his nominee to guide the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, amid questions on whether or not allegations of sexual misconduct and extreme ingesting will doom his probabilities of being confirmed.
“Pete Hegseth is doing very well. His support is strong and deep, much more so than the Fake News would have you believe,” Trump posted on Fact Social, praising Hegseth as a “great student” with a “Military state of mind.”
“He will be a fantastic, high energy, Secretary of Defense Defense, one who leads with charisma and skill,” the president-elect continued. “Pete is a WINNER, and there is nothing that can be done to change that!!!”
The publish marked the primary time Trump has publicly weighed in to assist Hegseth as he faces mounting questions about his nomination.
Hegseth, a former Fox Information host and Military veteran, has seen his nomination pushed to the brink within the face of mounting allegations of sexual misconduct, extreme ingesting and different controversial habits in his earlier jobs.
He has spent the week assembly with GOP senators and vowing he is not going to again down.
Hegseth can solely afford three Republican “no” votes in subsequent 12 months’s 53-seat Senate Republican majority and nonetheless be confirmed, assuming all Democrats vote towards him.
Sources confirmed to The Hill earlier this week that Trump had raised the chance of nominating Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), his one-time fierce major rival, to guide the Pentagon if Hegseth’s nomination falters.
