Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) expressed support for President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, saying there is “no reason” not to support him.
when asked A reporter explained that if Mr. Kramer was “prepared to vote” for Mr. Hegseth, he was ready to “clear his suspicions.”
“Well, I don't give him the benefit of the doubt. I'm ready to help him get to that point,” Kramer said. “I'm ready to take him before the committee. I warned him and said, 'Not everyone on the committee is as friendly as I am.'”
Mr. Kramer continued: So I see no reason not to support him at this point. ”
Mr. Kramer's endorsement of Mr. Hegseth comes after Mr. Kramer previously expressed a desire to hear that Mr. Hegseth is “committed to sobriety,” as alleged. appeared About Hegseth's drinking, according to hill.
Breitbart News' Christina Wong previously reported that Hegseth hit back “against a seemingly coordinated media attack of anonymous slander seeking to take down his nomination.”
Amid rumors that Trump was considering replacing him with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Florida), Hegseth told reporters that he had spoken to Trump and that Trump “continued to… Please, please continue.'' Please keep fighting. I'm always behind you. ”
Hegseth has faced several defamations, including claims that his “tattoos are associated with white supremacy” and “allegations from a woman” that Hegseth raped her.
The first smear came from far-left Democratic activists who claimed Hegseth's tattoos were associated with white supremacy. In fact, they are related to his Christian faith and have nothing to do with white supremacy.
The second smear was a report about a woman's rape allegation in 2017. However, a police report on the incident showed no evidence of rape and surveillance camera footage contradicted the woman's testimony. Additionally, no charges were filed.
The third smear occurred as follows. new york times They obtained angry emails released by Hegseth's mother when he divorced his then-wife, accusing him of abusing women. Breitbart News reported only in a follow-up email that she sent an email to her son apologizing for what she had written. And she herself appeared on Fox & Friends on Wednesday morning to explain and deny what she had written.
The fourth defamatory article was written by co-workers who were fired from the American Veterans Concern group a decade ago, complaining to leadership about Hegseth's claims that he drank too much at holiday parties and after-work events. It centered on the accusations made when creating the . The article also claimed that Mr. Hegseth was forced to leave the organization, but two other former colleagues and leaders of the organization told Breitbart News that that was simply not true and that Mr. Hegseth was forced to leave the organization. supported Trump and said he resigned voluntarily because the organization's funders at the time did not support him. .
A recent smear article claiming he came to work smelling of alcohol drew an outpouring of support from dozens of Fox News colleagues who published the recording, calling it an outright lie. Yes, he claimed that this was not true at all.
Vice President-elect J.D. Vance expressed support for Hegseth as he continues to face slander, saying, “He deserves a fair hearing by the Senate.”
