Hill staffers are watching the Pete Hegseth nomination with little certainty. At least a half-dozen Republican Senators are seen as in play.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth walks through the Russell Senate Office building on Capitol Hill on December 3, 2024 in Washington, DC.. A weekend host of a Fox News morning show to lead the Department of Defense, the largest employer in the United States? Really?women should be in combat roles.
Privately, Hill staffers are watching the nomination closely and with little certainty. Even as Trump’s team projected confidence, GOP leadership aides are increasingly skeptical. At least a half-dozen Republican Senators are seen as in play, according to three Hill aides.clear he was going to be too much of a headache. The drip of bad news about Gaetz’s alleged sexual encounters with minors, drug use, and more—plus its dominance in the new cycle—proved too much for the President-elect.
So far, Republicans who will control the confirmation—or not—of Trump’s Cabinet picks have largely held the line on Hegseth in a way they did not for Gaetz. But there are sufficient grumblings about moving forward with someone who has never before run something even comparable to the Pentagon to put the nomination in doubt. Senate Republicans fear Trump and his followers, but they also have to take a close eye on the person that will have Trump’s ear on major military action.
Democrats have, to this point, stepped aside and allowed Republicans to make trouble themselves. A favorite gif on the Hill since the nominations started has been some variation of someone watching with fascination as they tossin their mouths. Although Democrats won’t have a veto over Trump’s picks, they’re also not certain that they’re all going to get through.
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