Pete Hegseth faces his first Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, before the Senate Armed Service Committee at 5:30 a.m. Alaska time.
He will make his case for becoming the Secretary of Defense in the Trump Administration in a committee that Sen. Dan Sullivan, a Marine veteran, serves on. Legacy media says the hearing will be “grueling.”
In advance of the hearing, at 9 a.m. Eastern time, a group of supportive Navy SEALs will meet at the Vietnam Memorial Wall and march to some of the war memorials around Washington, D.C., concluding their march near the U.S. Capitol, where they will hold a rally for Hegseth. Some 500 Navy SEALs are signed up to attend the event to support Hegseth, who is a combat veteran, author, public speaker, and Fox News contributor.
Pete Hegseth, who has met recently and separately with Sen. Dan Sullivan and Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, was accused of sexual assault years ago in a case that is difficult to prove. The local prosecutors chose not to prosecute it due to flimsy evidence. Hegseth has also been accused of abusing alcohol. He says that was years ago and he is a different person now.
SEALS and other veterans will fill the room where the first confirmation hearing will take place.
Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi is the Republican Chairman of the committee and Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island is the leading Democrat. The Democrats are expected to launch a full-scale assault on Hegseth over the sexual assault allegations, as well as his commitment to the Trump agenda, which they oppose.
Some of the leading Democrats include Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a foe of Trump, and Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona. The full committee membership is at this link.
Watch the hearing at this link.
If alcohol abuse by those in leadership is such a concern, MSM & DC bureaucracts, please explain Pelosi’s legacy tenure. She gives real life meaning to Foster Brooks comedic impressions 🥃
Murkowski is a guaranteed NO, Schumer is already making speeches about how the Dems intend to obfuscate and delay all the appointments to the best of their ability. This is the same playbook they used last time Trump got elected. There is no doubt they will do their level best to stonewall his administration until they get voted out of office. Schumer looks just like the mad scientist on Underdog cartoons and is way more evil. What can you expect from a guy that makes $10 million a year selling his office?
I’m Pro Pete because as a retired career military member, I believe he’s the right person for the current state of our Armed Forces. What we don’t need right now is a legacy Flag Officer. Our readiness should be the highest priority, which will require eradicating the woke ideology that was ushered in under the Obama Administration, and expanded under the current administration.
Harvard educated Combat Veteran should be enough, but the Democrats (whom most have never donned a uniform) are laser focused on upending the nomination.
Brilliant putting hi up first.
Can you imagine a Biden nominee that admitted to alcohol issues? Or infidelity that resulted in a payoff?
Imagine biden admin nominating from a pool of msm acolytes?
I mean repubs would come unglued yet here is another example of excuse based politics. Many of you will make excuses for your team while bludgeoning your opponents.
I hope Pete gets help for his addiction if it is true. I pray his beautiful wife can forgive his lack of zipper discipline & integrity and that it doesn’t wreck their family.
Had hopes for Tulsi but she folded on 702 & FISA.
Can you believe the same Christian symbol tattooed to his chest, was on the handout at Jimmy’s funeral? Rules for thee, not for me. I can’t wait for the declassifications.