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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s candidate to be defense secretary, signed up with by his partner, Jennifer Rauchet (at left), gets here to consult with Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 5, 2024.
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Dec. 06, 2024, 5:00 a.m. ET|Washington
Senate Republicans are pressing back strongly in vetting a few of President-elect Donald Trump’s most questionable candidates. It stays to be seen whether this will continue through the verification procedure.
Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and Mr. Trump’s choice for secretary of defense, is dealing with strong headwinds to his election over concerns about his character, significantly reports of regular heavy drinking and a sexual attack accusation (both of which he’s rejected).
Why We Wrote This
Pete Hegseth is the 2nd Trump Cabinet candidate conference resistance from some Senate Republicans. These are cases where individual conduct, beyond issues about policies or experience, has actually ended up being a concern.
Republican senators are freely revealing issues about his supposed actions, and Mr. Trump is supposedly thinking about changing Mr. Hegseth. His battles followed Matt Gaetz, Mr. Trump’s preliminary choice for attorney general of the United States, was required to withdraw his election as various Republicans balked over claims of substance abuse and sexual misbehavior.
While Mr. Trump has actually selected a number of other deeply polarizing figures for other areas in his administration– like Kash Patel to lead the FBI and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services– they might deal with a simpler course in the Senate. Their views and strategies are far outside the historical standards for candidates to their tasks, at very first blush they do not appear to have the exact same level of individual luggage.
Senate Republicans are pressing back securely in vetting a few of President-elect Donald Trump’s most questionable candidates. It stays to be seen whether this will continue through the verification procedure– or whether this will be the high-water mark of resistance from the GOP.
Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and Mr. Trump’s choice for secretary of defense, is dealing with strong headwinds to his election over concerns about his character, especially reports of regular heavy drinking and a sexual attack claims (both of which he’s rejected). Republican senators are honestly revealing issues about his supposed actions, and Mr. Trump is apparently thinking about changing Mr. Hegseth with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The candidate’s battles followed Matt Gaetz, Mr. Trump’s preliminary choice for chief law officer, was required to withdraw his election as many Republicans balked over accusations of substance abuse and sexual misbehavior.
While Mr. Trump has actually picked a number of other deeply polarizing figures for other areas in his administration– like Kash Patel to lead the FBI,
