President-elect Donald Trump and Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth are scheduled to meet at Saturday's Army-Navy game, according to a report Thursday.
of washington post report Mr. Trump was expected to attend the game in Landover, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C., but the newspaper, citing anonymous sources close to Mr. Hegseth, said the two sides would work together on a sports background. did.
The president has already made clear his continued support for Hegseth as a candidate, saying in a social media post that Hegseth is “doing very well.”
Hegseth, a former Army National Guard officer, was meeting with senators at the Capitol last week to build on his support.
His aggressive lobbying efforts helped persuade senators to support him to lead the Pentagon.
His confirmation is not certain, but he is in a more stable position than he was late last week.
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The Army-Navy game meet-and-greet came after ProPublica, a nonprofit news organization that prides itself on digging deep into “issues that matter,” nearly ran a false news story about Hegseth not being accepted to West Point. It takes place a few days later, when Hegseth is only dissuaded after being dispatched. They received his acceptance letter, Breitbart News reported.
Mr. Hegseth reportedly appeared with Congressman Michael Walz (R-Fla.), President Trump's nominee for national security adviser, at Washington Commanders Stadium in Maryland, a suburb of Washington. He plans to attend the game on Saturday.
